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https://chinamediaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CMP-tracking-control-Xiao-Zhan.jpg1200792As China's government has moved to crack down on "fandom culture," state media have claimed that the country's youth must be saved from "toxic idol worship." In this recent analysis for Brookings TechStream, David Bandurski looks at the deeper political reasons for this move against youth obsessions.