China Cracks Down On 'False Idols'
Beijing high schooler Chen Zhichu used to spend 30 minutes a day boosting actor Xiao Zhan online as one of a legion of superfans, before the practice fell afoul of the government for promoting "unhealthy values".State regulations last month banned "irrational star-chasing" – online celebrity rankings, fundraising and other tools used by China's fandoms to get their idols trending on social media – in the latest of a series of crackdowns across Chinese society.&nbs