From the Chinese press

'Little adults' are not funny

In an era of audience ratings, advertising revenues and dreams of stardom, more and more parents are entering their kids in children's talent shows. These parents and the viewers of such shows are promoting the premature adultification of children, says an article in the China Youth Daily. Excerpts:

In one show, along with singing the song You are my rose, You are my flower, a little boy knelt on the ground and presented a rose that he held in his mouth to a little girl standing next to him. TV is filled with such shows where children imitate adults to entertain viewers.