Chinese police target writers of gay erotica with prison terms and heavy fines

Chinese police target writers of gay erotica with prison terms and heavy fines

[South China Morning Post] - 01/1/2025

The crackdown in Anhui has triggered debates about possible abuses of power and whether the law itself is too heavy-handed.



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