Yeah I also got several Chinese movie recommendations on Youtube, which was a first. Watched two, surprisingly I don't get them any more.
Not that I care, I still wonder why China doesn't have that much good music, especially rock. Folk is fine and all, but like, Japan and Korea seem way ahead in modern stuff.
I don't think china's political/economic system promotes innovation. you can excel at already defined things, but not come up with something new that the party might disagree with.
You wrote this comment in response to an article about China demonstrating a capability no other state has shown. You may want to reassess your priors.
> but not come up with something new that the party might disagree with.
I think the party is in favor of hypersonic missiles. They often do disagree with cultural output that may question or diminish the supremacy of the CCP.
Not that I care, I still wonder why China doesn't have that much good music, especially rock. Folk is fine and all, but like, Japan and Korea seem way ahead in modern stuff.