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Sure, you can't have actors pretend to be doctors anymore, but nobody said you couldn't dub over existing actors' voices to make them sound like shills for your product.

New law stops actors from posing as doctors in TV and radio ads

Sad news for anyone hoping to play the role of laowai doctor #3, China has issued a law effectively banning actors and celebrities from appearing in medical ads. A new notice posted by SARFT bars people without medical qualifications from making health claims in an attempt to cut down on the snake oil sales tactics rampant throughout the country. The restrictions come after an internet hunt exposed at least 12 fake experts selling medicine under different pseudonyms in Shandong alone. Source:Reuters

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