Beijing organises 'red song' concert then cancels the event leaving singers out in the cold

Headline article: Beijing Bans 'Red Song' Concert / Radio Free Asia

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China abroad

China Daily
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Huawei
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Wall Street Journal
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China at home

Atlantic Sentinel
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China Daily
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Fast Company
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Global Voices Online
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National Geographic
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New Inquiry
-- Party TV Still, two-thirds of all television hours in China are spent watching CCTV, even though there are over 3,000 other stations to chose from.

New York Times
-- Recruiting Young Talent in China to Find the Next Big Idea Like a high-powered talent scout, Mr. Bell, the co-founder of Trilogy VC, tours China’s top universities, seeking fledgling entrepreneurs.

Radio Free Asia
-- Beijing Bans 'Red Song' Concert Authorities in the Chinese capital have canceled a concert of Mao era revolutionary songs, likely due to their tainted association with fallen political star Bo Xilai, netizens and political commentators said on Tuesday.

Tea Leaf Nation
-- The Best of China’s Internet From 2012 Cruelest question: “Are you Happy?” Against the backdrop of resignation and wry disillusionment among ordinary Chinese, China Central Television and other official media outlets began to ask a bunch of “nobodies” on the street the question: “Are you happy?"