Bjork called out “Tibet, Tibet” at the end of a performance of “Declare Independence” during a concert in Shanghai earlier this year, and now every other artist performing in China will have to suffer the consequences: The Chinese Ministry of Culture will now be tightening approvals, and screening all setlists (including encores) in advance in order to prevent performances that “threaten national unity,” incite “ethnic hatred,” and violate “religious policy or cultural norms.” [Reuters]

 
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  1. Anonymous  |   Posted on Jul 17th, 2008

    Um, why is this news? I was under the impression that China had already been censoring acts before they came for awhile. Maybe not to such a degree. But why was Jay Z canceled in Shanghai in ‘07?

  2. Anonymous  |   Posted on Jul 17th, 2008

    @Model500: Because mentioning 99 problems might inspire the Chinese peasantry to stop, look around, and go “waitaminute….”?

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