The founder and chairman of Chinese electronics maker TCL has taken the bold step of suggesting China's censors "improve" their work, to help his company sell more televisions … and help China succeed at home and abroad.
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Li Dongsheng's call was bold because he made it during the recent National People's Congress – China's stamp parliament where he sits as a deputy in recognition of his stewardship of the partly state-owned TCL.
As translated by the Pekingology blog – run by a Chinese journalist who shares notable events in his home country – Li pointed out that China has previously implemented industrial plans to grow its display industry with some success.
China's TV market is dominated by local players, which – led by Hisense, Xiaomi and TCL – account for 90 percent of local sales. Chinese TVs have even won a quarter of the US market.
