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====Date: [[:Category:2003|2003]]====
====Date: [[:Category:2003|2003]]====


====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]====
====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]], [[:Category:Other|Other]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]], [[:Category:Other|Other]]====


====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]====
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'''Artist:''' Faye Wong
'''Artist:''' Faye Wong


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Chinese government
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Chinese government


'''Dates of Action:''' November, 2003
'''Dates of Action:''' November, 2003


'''Location:''' Beijing, China
'''Location:''' Beijing, China


'''Description of Artwork:''' Chinese Pop-diva Faye Wong's, song, ''In the Name of Love,'' includes a line stating, "Opium is warm and sweet."  <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Chinese Pop-diva Faye Wong's, song, ''In the Name of Love,'' includes a line stating, "Opium is warm and sweet."  <P>


'''The Incident:''' The Chinese censors felt that the reference to opium may evoke sentiments of Western domination of the Chinese and could harm the nation's youth.    <P>
'''The Incident:''' The Chinese censors felt that the reference to opium may evoke sentiments of Western domination of the Chinese and could harm the nation's youth.    <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' Relevant departments banned the song. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' Relevant departments banned the song. <P>


'''Source:''' ask.elibrary.com
'''Source:''' ask.elibrary.com




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Revision as of 16:53, 10 February 2012

Date: 2003

Region: Asia

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Other

Medium: Music


Artist: Faye Wong

Confronting Bodies: Chinese government

Dates of Action: November, 2003

Location: Beijing, China

Description of Artwork: Chinese Pop-diva Faye Wong's, song, In the Name of Love, includes a line stating, "Opium is warm and sweet."

The Incident: The Chinese censors felt that the reference to opium may evoke sentiments of Western domination of the Chinese and could harm the nation's youth.

Results of Incident: Relevant departments banned the song.

Source: ask.elibrary.com