As Beijing imposes its zero-tolerance policy on misbehaving stars and their followers, China experts warn that the intolerance toward China’s fan community casts light on a modern-day Cultural Revolution. Last week, Chinese tax authorities fined former brand ambassador for Italian luxury brand Prada, Zheng Shuang, $46 million for tax evasion following a surrogate scandal in January. It came after the arrest of Canadian-Chinese pop star Kris Wu for rape allegations in mid-August, as well as boycotts against billionaire actress Zhao Wei. China’s regulators said the move was to rectify the “chaotic” celebrity fan culture. Multiple Chinese state-run media, including the state mouthpieces People’s Daily, Xinhua, and CCTV, highlighted on Sunday an online article titled “Everyone Can Feel That A Profound Change Is Underway.” “This profound change is also a return toward the nature of socialism,” the article states, highlighting that whoever goes against the trend will be cast aside. Yet …