For years, China has been trying to develop domestic cartoons to compete with the US and Japan. But recently, two of the most popular and successful Chinese cartoons have come under fire for being ...

Chinese authorities are not permitting foreign cartoons to be broacast between 5 and 8 p.m. starting Sept. 1 as part of its plan to bolster its own animation industry.

The first foreign cartoon introduced to China was a Japanese cartoon called "Astro Boy" series in 1981. Since then, a large quantity of foreign cartoons crammed into China.