{"id":1717,"date":"2014-06-21T18:07:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T18:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2014-06-21T18:07:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T18:07:59","slug":"china-uses-house-of-cards-as-illustration-of-wests-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/china-uses-house-of-cards-as-illustration-of-wests-corruption","title":{"rendered":"China Uses \u2018House of Cards\u2019 as Illustration of West\u2019s Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"

By BREE FENG JUNE 19, 2014 9:40 AM<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nKevin Spacey as Frank Underwood in “House of Cards,” which is being cited in China as a faithful portrayal of the depths of official corruption in Western developed countries.
\nNathaniel E. Bell\/Netflix, via Associated Press
\nMoney, sex, power and scandal. Netflix\u2019s political thriller \u201cHouse of Cards,\u201d about a ruthlessly ambitious American politician, has drawn millions of Chinese viewers with these themes, which are largely prohibited on state television.<\/p>\n

So, is the United States really that corrupt? The answer is a resounding yes, and, for that matter, so are other Western countries, according to an article posted this week on the website of the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s top corruption investigation group, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.<\/p>\n

\u201cHouse of Cards\u201d found an avid audience among China\u2019s urban middle class, and even senior officials have professed to be fans. The show has spurred the sales of merchandise ranging from T-shirts emblazoned with the image of its main character, Frank Underwood, to home rowing machines. So perhaps it\u2019s no surprise that the article, too, has tried to capitalize on the show\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Coming as President Xi Jinping spearheads a vigorous anticorruption drive against both \u201ctigers and flies\u201d \u2014 senior and junior cadres \u2014 the article seems aimed at deflecting possible damage to the government\u2019s image from reports of official malfeasance by reminding everyone: Western countries are just as bad, or worse.<\/p>\n

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