China, Focusing Idol Worship on Xi Jinping, Pressures Gold-Medal Olympian to Shut Down Fan Club
One of China’s most successful and popular Olympians, two-time gold medalist swimmer Pan Zhanle, shut down his official fan page on the regime-controlled Weibo social media site this week, prompting loud applause from state media for taking a stand against “toxic fan culture.”
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