CONTROVERSIAL

Some Chinese businesses such as hotels and clubs have recently caused concern from State-owned media after they organized children – many of whom looked in photos to be under the age of 10 – to perform in a “Victoria's Secret” lingerie show. The People’s Daily, for example, slammed the shows for catering to adults' vulgar taste and doing harm to children's physical and psychological health, saying that “sexy” and “seductive” should not be “labels” put on children. Although some found the accusations were “a storm in a teacup,” a majority of netizens supported the outcry. They appealed for these shows to be banned over concerns that they would lead to more pedophilia.