China has ordered internet companies to increase self-examination of online music content and submit information about them to cultural administartive offices in a move to increase "supervision".
Online music providers should check the content before songs go online, and music information should be submitted to cultural administrative offices above provincial level, said a circular issued by China's Ministry of Culture.
The ministry also called on cultural administrative organs at all levels to deal with misconduct in line with laws and regulations and blacklist violators for credit management, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The circular will be put into effect on January 1, 2016 and online music providers should submit information on music-examination starting from April 1, next year.
