regulations said the “production, reproduction, publication, trafficking, dissemination” of any obscene works that generate more than 5,000 clicks online, or that make profits of more than 5,000 yuan ($1,072), should be treated as a crime.
On Chinese social media, people have accused police of “offshore fishing” — a phrase that refers to local police who have allegedly summoned suspects from other parts of the country for questioning for financial gain. … The phrase “offshore fishing” was censored
“It seems that they have detained writers from poor family backgrounds who haven’t made much money as well,” Mr Zhang [lawyer] told the ABC. …
Professor Wang Pan, who studies Chinese social media and pop culture at the University of New South Wales, said boys love fiction became a target of censorship and crackdown as it gained popularity in China.
“Officials may think that these cases can eliminate the social influence [of homosexual love stories] and give young people a more ‘positive’ sexual orientation, and in a way promote fertility rates,”
here’s another article on it: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-12/police-in-china-arrest-female-writers-over-homosexual-novels/105403258