> the fantasy of time travel – which potentially gives the individual the freedom to reorder reality – conflicts with politically correct thought

I think that excerpt from the article answers my question.

That is surreal. It's also dated 2011; is this a policy they're continuing? Did it ever apply to imported movies?

It’s hard to keep up with. I watched a video essay on YouTube on why Chinese horro movies are so bad and the main reason, it argued, was that the rules for what you can and cannot show changes so quickly that you want to get your movie out fast in fear of your plot device becoming banned before release

What if the story takes place in a different universe, with no relation with our history?