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New China Law Will Punish Parents For Children's 'Bad Behavior'

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/china/china-punish-parents-intl-hnk/index.html
https://nypost.com/2021/10/18/china-considers-punishing-parents-for-childrens-bad-behavior/
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033687586/china-ban-effeminate-men-tv-official-morality

China has drafted a law that would punish the parents of children who
exhibit "very bad behavior" - which would be one of the first laws of
its kind anywhere in the modern world.

A spokesman for the Legislative Affairs Commission of China's
parliament, which is often dubbed in the West a "rubber-stamp"
institution for the dictates of Communist party leadership, said
"There are many reasons for adolescents to misbehave, and the lack of
or inappropriate family education is the major cause."

It comes amid a broader initiative by President Xi and party leaders
to stamp out what they've dubbed the false "spiritual opium" of
Western culture, in reference to everything from internet gaming, to
worship of Hollywood celebrities, to pop music, also to things deemed
effeminate.
Image via Quartz

The blanket youth cultural reform initiative centered on
"anti-addiction" has already resulted in severe restrictions placed on
online video gaming for people under 18-years of age. A decree passed
in early September grabbed world headlines and drew outrage from
West-based human rights groups. Currently children are only legally
allowed to participate in online gaming from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Additionally video games and other popular media content that don't
promote "correct values" are being banned.

As for the newly proposed legislation that can effectively deem a
parent a "criminal" for their child's actions, it will reportedly
include language that encourages parents to allow children to rest and
play and appropriate times, likely in an effort to promote
'well-roundedness' in youth education.

According to further media commentary on the controversial law:

    They’re also expected to instill children with a sense to "respect
the elderly and care for the young," according to a draft version of
the bill, which is the latest attempt by China to address how its
young citizens behave at home, according to Reuters.

It's as yet unclear, however, the actual punishments that could be
handed out to parents if their child is caught misbehaving. It also
remains uncertain just how certain actions of children will be
interpreted. Likely the law will initially apply to the recent
dictates surrounding the video game bans and restrictions, as well as
consumption of Western pop culture.

Likely it'll initially give authorities more tools to go after parents
caught encouraging activities that go against what are dubbed "correct
values".