Your Shortcut to... China's cultural crackdown

The disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has us left with a lot of questions… After all, she's not the first high-profile person to have seemingly vanished after criticising the Chinese government. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we look at what's been called China's cultural crackdown. We’ll cover the rise of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his authority over the Chinese Communist Party and the country, the CCP’s history of cultural crackdowns and what’s happening now, and a few high-profile disappearances, including, of course, Peng Shuai. Squiz Shortcuts is your backstory to the big news stories. Squiz recommends: China's Cultural Revolution - Vox Cheng Lei no closer to release a year after being detained - The Guardian  The disappearance of Alibaba's Jack Ma - Squiz Shortcuts Xi Jinping - Squiz Shortcuts See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices