Opinion | 'Ridiculous' rape scene 'may be cut' from anti-Japanese war drama

The scene is during the second world war. An attractive heroine from China, who has lethal martial arts training and is an expert with a bow and arrow successfully fends off a group of evil Japanese troops attempting to rape her.

Held down by a group of soldiers, the heroine, played by mainland actress Jiang Xin, puts an arrow through the neck of an advancing villain about to remove his pants. She reaches for her bow and starts firing off arrows - three at a time - eventually killing the entire platoon. The last soldier, who appears to be a Chinese traitor, is also killed with gusto.

This scene from the mainland TV series Jianzai Xianshang, or “Ready to Fly” in English, reads like nationalist propaganda – the type Beijing wants to air more of.