China News Blog

One may say about China, what ever you think, given the political leadership. For most Western observers, it is set as before to the observance of human rights in the Middle Kingdom could be better. Others criticize the paternalism of the citizens of China. And just at that point the government pours in the country now even more grist to the mill itself.Because the government has now ruled that some 100 songs are unacceptable for their own population.

Are affected by this for outsiders do not necessarily easily understandable just decision also top international stars like Katy Perry, the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears. But the hardest hit are the current world so celebrated Lady Gaga. For while the other artists of a song are usually only with regard to the prohibition, it is pitched at the same Lady Gaga is a series of six pieces. Furthermore, the prohibition applies to many Asian artists whose songs the Chinese government is also not suitable for holding to entertain residents of China.

The reason the government called vulgar and tasteless content of the songs. Online stores such as illegal file sharing networks are now forced to take until mid-September, the listed songs from the net. Otherwise, there are criminal penalties for the operators of these web pages, the designs of the government. It is not the first time that China censors the music culture. Earlier there had been similar actions by artists like Eminem have been occupied with a game-ban.

.