Shanghai to support content creators

Shanghai will encourage internet platforms and multichannel networks to sign contracts with high-quality internet content creators from overseas and will streamline visa processing for them, according to a document the city unveiled on Tuesday.

The city will also encourage creators from China and abroad to help promote Shanghai's international image, providing support to showcase Chinese cultural intellectual property globally, the document said. The policy package, comprising nine measures, aims to bolster high-quality internet content creation and foster a healthy industry environment.

The document, jointly released by the publicity department of the Shanghai municipal Party committee and the committee's cyberspace administration, said creators with significant overseas influence would receive support in content production resources, distribution channels and service guarantees.