Namewee has been banned from China after he recorded a pop duet in October 2021 with Australia's Kimberly Chen titled "Fragile," which took aim at the country's army of nationalistic "Little Pink" commentators and trolls. "Some other places even requested my song lyrics in advance for review of all performed content in advance, but there was nothing like that in Taiwan." "Taipei was the freest of the stops on my tour to apply for, and not too much trouble," Namewee said.
Namewee, the stage name for Huang Mingzhi, said the democratic island of Taiwan, which China has vowed to bring under its control, by force if necessary, was the easiest stop on his tour to book by far. "It's not been 50 years yet, so why are there some concerts that aren't allowed?" "It's a bit unfair, but mostly to the people of Hong Kong," he said, pointing out that the ruling Chinese Communist Party had promised life in Hong Kong would remain unchanged for 50 years following the former British colony's 1997 handover to Chinese rule. "I don't know why - it may be due to pressure, because I have had gigs there before, and this time I'm suddenly not allowed."
"I wasn't approved for Hong Kong," he told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday. Namewee had earlier announced his 16-city "Big Bird" world tour would kick off in Taipei in April, and 15 of those bookings have now been confirmed – with the exception of Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities have banned a Malaysian rapper who recorded a satirical song about Beijing's 'fragility,' while two people have been arrested for possessing "seditious" children's stories about sheep amid a crackdown on dissent in the city under a harsh national security law.
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