Is There 'Eligibility' for the DEATH PENALTY In China for Refusing to DELETE Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys? (to preserve China's "national cultural security.")

Is There 'Eligibility' for the DEATH PENALTY In China for Refusing to DELETE Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys? (to preserve China's "national cultural security.")

"Sites were told in the Aug. 19 announcement posted to the ministry's website that they had until Sept. 15 to carry out "self-correction" and delete the songs. It said violators would be punished, but didn't outline the penalties they would face.

It didn't say that the listed songs were objectionable, just that they had not been approved for distribution.

The Chinese government carefully screens the content of imported entertainment content for political messages or commentary that runs contrary to its official line."