Name: Sanrio scraps Japanese TV show Vivant collaboration over China backlash
Uploaded: 2026-10-30T15:16:20+08:00
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Description: China’s state broadcaster called the fictional TV show “cognitive poisoning” for featuring Chinese intelligence agents torturing Japanese operatives.

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Yohji Lam

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Japanese character company Sanrio has suspended current and future collaborations with the television drama Vivant after strong public criticism in China. The series, which follows a fictional secret intelligence unit in Japan, had scenes in its second season depicting a Chinese-linked intelligence agency torturing Japanese operatives.


Sanrio scraps Japanese TV show Vivant collaboration over China backlash

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China’s state broadcaster called the fictional TV show “cognitive poisoning” for featuring Chinese intelligence agents torturing Japanese operatives.


Sanrio scraps Japanese TV show Vivant collaboration over China backlash

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China’s state broadcaster called the fictional TV show “cognitive poisoning” for featuring Chinese intelligence agents torturing Japanese operatives.