Hong Yaonan's Viewpoint: Xi Jinping wants to ban Wukong and also wants Wukong to fight Trump

Newtalk News In China's national narrative, Sun Wukong is being re-invoked, no longer a rebel who makes trouble in the Heavenly Palace, but a national hero who shoulders the mission of "going global with culture". In early 2024, a Chinese-made action game inspired by Journey to the West, "Black Myth: Wukong", caused a sensation in the European and American markets, making Chinese official media excited, and quickly packaged it as "cultural conf…