Is China banning time-travel TV shows?

The communist power reportedly plans to do away with entertainment that messes with the space-time continuum — citing those shows' historical inaccuracy

1980s classic "Back to the Future" may not be welcomed in China since one of their cultural bureaus is banning time travel TV shows.
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The new thriller Source Code, in which Jake Gyllenhaal journeys into the past to prevent a bombing, probably wouldn't appeal to Chinese authorities. Apparently unhappy with the increasing number of television shows exploring time travel — and specifically, the artistic license those programs take with Chinese history — the country has banned such programs altogether. Does this mean the Chinese can never remake Back to the Future? Here's a brief guide to this puzzling decision:

What's the rationale here?

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