What is so dangerous about the song, 'Glory to Hong Kong'? NPR's Scott Simon explains that the Chinese government is cracking down on any singing, quoting, or use of the song.
Demonstrators hold up lights from their phones during a rally organized by Hong Kong mothers in support of extradition law protesters, in Hong Kong on July 5, 2019.
Hong Kong, of course, was returned to China from British rule in 1997."Glory to Hong Kong" was written during the 2019 Hong Kong protests by a pop-rock musician who wishes only to be known as"Thomas dgx yhl." He told Hong Kong's Stand News website that he was inspired by anthems in composing the song, including"God Save the King"By the way: Stand News was shut a year after running the interview.
A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved, saying,"It is only legitimate and necessary for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to stop anyone from using and disseminating relevant songs to incite secession and insult the national anthem." "Glory to Hong Kong" has already been banned from Hong Kong's schools. And a man was arrested outside the city's British consulate in 2022 for playing the song on a harmonica after the death of Queen Elizabeth.The court has also suggested that internet companies might,"stop facilitating the acts being carried out on their platforms."
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