source: JayneStars
China’s Alleged Ban On “Foreign Sounding” Artiste Names – JayneStars.com
QuoteVeteran screenwriter Hailin Wang who is behind the likes of classic drama The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan <鐵齒銅牙紀曉嵐> had alleged, “Yang Ying can no longer call herself Angelababy, and La Mu Yang Zi must also use a Chinese name…calling (yourself) by a foreign name or foreign-sounding name will no longer be allowed,”
QuoteSweeping state regulations on Chinese showbiz has seen artistes including “effeminate male stars” and “misbehaving artistes” being blacklisted, and drama productions being pulled for reasons from plunging necklines to homosexuality references and incorrect values.
Netizens now harassing celebrities to change their names to more Chinese sounding names, including people whose birth names are foreign or foreign sounding like Dilireba and Jackson Yee.