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BBC - 6 Music - Bjork gig leads to ban
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Chinese authorities to clamp down on overseas acts
07 Mar 2008 - Chinese authorities are threatening to clamp down on foreign performers after Bjork’s recent outburst during a concert in Shanghai.
China’s Culture Ministry posted a statement on their website, highlighting their disapproval of the singer’s decision to shout “Tibet! Tibet!” after performing the track Declare Independence during her gig in Shanghai on 2 March.
The Ministry stated that Bjork’s "political show has not only broken Chinese laws and regulations and hurt the feeling of Chinese people, but also went against the professional code of an artist.”
China will now impose restrictions on foreign acts performing in the country: “We will further tighten controls on foreign artists performing in China in order to prevent similar cases from happening in the future.”
“We will further tighten controls on foreign artists performing in China in order to prevent similar cases from happening in the future.”
- Chinese Culture Ministry
Bjork’s comments attracted political attention given the sensitivity associated with China’s 58 year rule over Tibet. The Culture Ministry said: “there is no country that admits that Tibet is an 'independent country.”
Bjork dedicated Declare Independence to Kosovo after a gig in Japan last month.
She is yet to comment on the Chinese Culture Ministry’s statement.
Jacqueline Springer
Chinese authorities to clamp down on overseas acts
07 Mar 2008 - Chinese authorities are threatening to clamp down on foreign performers after Bjork’s recent outburst during a concert in Shanghai.
China’s Culture Ministry posted a statement on their website, highlighting their disapproval of the singer’s decision to shout “Tibet! Tibet!” after performing the track Declare Independence during her gig in Shanghai on 2 March.
The Ministry stated that Bjork’s "political show has not only broken Chinese laws and regulations and hurt the feeling of Chinese people, but also went against the professional code of an artist.”
China will now impose restrictions on foreign acts performing in the country: “We will further tighten controls on foreign artists performing in China in order to prevent similar cases from happening in the future.”
“We will further tighten controls on foreign artists performing in China in order to prevent similar cases from happening in the future.”
- Chinese Culture Ministry
Bjork’s comments attracted political attention given the sensitivity associated with China’s 58 year rule over Tibet. The Culture Ministry said: “there is no country that admits that Tibet is an 'independent country.”
Bjork dedicated Declare Independence to Kosovo after a gig in Japan last month.
She is yet to comment on the Chinese Culture Ministry’s statement.
Jacqueline Springer
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