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Guangzhou Broadcasting Network

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2015

    Criticism of Mandarin use in Cantonese-opera-related New Year's Eve performance

    A performance in a 2015 New Year's Eve program produced by the network, based on a local musical play about Cantonese opera, drew criticism in the community because it used Mandarin rather than Cantonese.

  2. COVID-19-era criticism of mask-reuse video

    Medical personnel reportedly described a video edited by the network's social-media team as misleading in connection with advice to steam medical masks for reuse during the COVID-19 pandemic.