China is tightening the screws on political expression, saying it will ban foreign artists and entertainers who have ever engaged in activities deemed to "threaten national sovereignty."
The notice, posted Thursday on the Ministry of Culture's Web site, follows a March incident in which Icelandic singer Bjork yelled, "Tibet, Tibet, Tibet" after performing her song "Declare Independence" live in Shanghai.
That is crazy!!!! Read the entire article here
It is things like this, which makes me grateful that I am living in the U.S right now...Hopefully, our right to the freedom of expression will not be violated anymore in the future....
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Row. I am so so thankful that we have freedom of speech and expression. Obama 08 ( sorry but thats my shameless plug)
ReplyDelete