- Title: 'Not appropriate' for Justin Bieber to tour China because of 'bad behaviour'
- Date: 21st July 2017
- Summary: SHANGHAI, CHINA (FILE - OCTOBER 5, 2013) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** CANADIAN SINGER JUSTIN BIEBER SPEAKING ON STAGE IN FRONT OF SCREAMING FANS FAN CRYING SIGN READING (English): "JUSTIN" VARIOUS OF BIEBER POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH FANS
- Embargoed: 4th August 2017 12:21
- Keywords: Justin Bieber bad behaviour tour Beijing government music concert
- Location: BEIJING, SHANGHAI, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, SHANGHAI, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Celebrities,Arts / Culture / Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA0036QNTQ31
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: It is not appropriate for Canadian pop star Justin Bieber to visit China because of his bad behaviour and he needed to improve his conduct to become a singer "truly loved" by the public, a Chinese state office has said on Tuesday (July 18).
Bieber's lifestyle overseas and his "words and actions" when he last performed in China had generated "public dissatisfaction", Beijing's Municipal Bureau of Culture said in an online statement on its website, responding to a question from a fan asking why Bieber was not being allowed to tour in China. The decision has sparked mixed reactions from Beijing residents, some upset, others thinking it is fair to say he needs to pay attention to his actions.
The 23-year-old's Canadian singer performed in China in 2013 when media coverage centred on him stripping on stage in Beijing to reveal his bare torso, being carried up the steps of the Great Wall of China, and riding a segway, again shirtless, through the streets.
It is unclear whether the comments, which were carried on an official government website, constituted a ban, or if the singer had sought to tour China. Bieber has become notorious for a string of indiscretions and scandals in recent years, including a social media post on 2014 showing him visiting Japan's controversial Yasukuni war shrine although the image was removed shortly after. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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