High Numbers,Low Quality：Chinese TV Dramas

LIKE Prison Break＇s Michael Scofield in the United States, the character Xu San-duo has become something of a household name in China since the top-rating Chinese drama Soldier＇s Sortie debuted in 2007. The 30-episode series follows Xu＇s travails as an ordinary soldier from rural China. In 2007, an average of 40 episodes of TV drama were produced per day in the country. ＂China has become the world＇s largest producer and broadcaster of drama for television,＂ said Hu Zhanfan, deputy director general of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.