China Bars Justin Bieber From Performing Over ‘Bad Behavior’
In a statement published on its website on Tuesday, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture confirmed
that Mr. Bieber, 23, had been barred from performing in China because of past instances of "bad behavior" in China and elsewhere.
" the bureau said in its statement. that Justin Bieber is a gifted singer, but he is also a controversial young foreign singer,
China said that But when I saw that Hong Kong was on the concert schedule, I knew then
that there was no longer any chance that he would be performing in mainland China,
In 2014, Mr. Bieber caused a minor diplomatic row when he posted photos of himself visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which honors Japanese war dead — including convicted war criminals from World War II —
and has long been a source of friction between Japan and its neighbors.
"In order to maintain order in the Chinese market and purify the Chinese performance environment,
it is not suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers," the statement read.