The Chinese rapper Zhou Yan, known as GAI. He was absent from Friday’s airing of the popular reality show ‘Singer’. Photo: Handout
The Chinese rapper Zhou Yan, known as GAI. He was absent from Friday’s airing of the popular reality show ‘Singer’. Photo: Handout
Censorship in China
China /  Politics

Chinese music fans fear rap latest to fall foul of government censors

Chinese news website says ‘artists with tattoos, hip hop music’ to face government broadcast ban, amid tightened government control of the media and arts

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 2:42pm, 2 Feb, 2018

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The Chinese rapper Zhou Yan, known as GAI. He was absent from Friday’s airing of the popular reality show ‘Singer’. Photo: Handout
The Chinese rapper Zhou Yan, known as GAI. He was absent from Friday’s airing of the popular reality show ‘Singer’. Photo: Handout
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