In the Name of Love (song)

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Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Region: Asia [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]

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

Medium: Music [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]


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.

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