In an effort said to combat the effect that reporting on violent crime has upon young people, China announced that it's restricting their broadcast networks' concerning this area.
Zhang Haitao, vice director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said: "We must not let improper crime reporting harm young minds ... reporting of cases that harm public security and cases of vicious crimes, such as kidnap and arson, will be subject to strict controls, detailed reports of detective work and investigations by the police will be banned and detailed descriptions and analysis of criminal 
methods and motives will also be banned."
The statistics released by the Chinese government show that there are nine television channels that report on crime and over 200 programs that dramatize criminal actions.
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