I honestly don’t think the Chinese leadership cares, but then China is not run by a small group of people, you know.

One legit criticism against China is the censorship bureau, very likely run by a bunch of socially conservative boomers. There are very strict regulations about Chinese television shows and movies regarding politically and culturally sensitive subjects that you certainly cannot touch. There has been a lot of stories about Chinese film scripts being chopped to pieces and ended up as totally different stories from what the writers had originally intended. This is why you’ll never see anything like The Wire or Hollywood prestige television series with provocative social commentary coming out of China’s film industries.

So, yes, they still have certain influence over the cultural sphere in the country. And I doubt the leadership cares enough to intervene.