[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/15/authors-excluded-from-hugo-awards-over-china-concerns

Leaked emails reveal organizers of leading science fiction and fantasy awards (the Hugo awards) excluded works of a "sensitive political nature" to cater to Chinese censorship. The World Science Fiction Society should change its rules so that Worldcon cannot be held in a country that would impose political censorship on books to be sold, discussed, shown or judged at the event. Teams …

Authors ‘excluded from Hugo awards over China concerns’

Leaked emails reveal organisers of leading science fiction and fantasy awards flagged works of a ‘sensitive political nature’

The Guardian

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This is super disappointing. I rely on the Hugo awards to inform which SF books I’ll consider reading.
No more.
Now the Hugo stamp represents Chinese approval: which means I won’t consider reading the book.