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Taiwanese artist Ouyang Nana
Recently, China Central Television announced the list of performances at the National Day Gala. Taiwanese artist Ouyang Nana will sing “My Motherland” and Taiwanese singer Angela Chang will also sing anti-epidemic songs. The Taiwanese Ministry of Culture stated that the MAC will investigate whether these actions violated regulations on relations between the people of Taiwan and the mainland, prompting heated discussions across the strait.
Sing “My Motherland”
On September 26, China Central Television announced the schedule for the National CCTV Day party. Taiwanese artist Ouyang Nana will sing “My Motherland” with various artists from the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau.
In the trailer released by CCTV, Ouyang Nana said, “They all sing together, and then it is a particularly exciting way. I feel expectant and excited, but at the same time very excited.”
In addition, Taiwanese artist Angela Chang will also sing the anti-epidemic song “Guardian” at the party. The National CCTV Day Gala will air on September 30.
The Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council responded quickly. On September 26, the Central News Agency quoted the MAC as saying that the CCP arranged for Taiwanese to participate in the 11th ceremonies. The purpose was to promote the One Country, Two Taiwan Systems program and put pressure on Taiwan. National identity”.
The MAC also urged that the Chinese “not engage in related activities and become a model tool for the CCP’s united front against Taiwan.”
Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture stated on Monday (September 28) that the MAC will investigate whether these actions violate the regulations of popular relations between the Taiwan region and the mainland area in accordance with the law. Cooperate with the MAC in accordance with the law.
According to the Ministry of Culture, in accordance with Article 33-1, point 1 of the Regulations on Cross-Strait Relations between Peoples: “Individuals, legal entities, organizations or other organizations in the Taiwan area may not participate in the following acts without the permission of the respective competent authority: 1. Party affairs on the mainland, Military, administrative, political organizations (institutions), organizations or organizations (institutions), organizations involved in political work in Taiwan that affect security or national interests are any form of cooperation. 2. With persons, legal entities and organizations in the continent or other organizations, for cooperative behavior that involves political content. “
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Many artists in the three regions of the Taiwan Strait have been hotly contested by the public or blocked by the government for playing political issues in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
According to article 90-2 of the law, those who violate article 33-1, paragraph 1, will be fined 100,000 yuan up to 500,000 new Taiwan dollars (fines) and may be punished consecutively.
Support and opposition
Ouyang Nana, 20, became popular on the mainland for playing the cello and starring in idol dramas. Her father, Ouyang Long, is a senior Taiwanese artist and former member of the Taipei City Council.
In March 2019, netizens from the mainland once referred to Ouyang Nana as an “element of Taiwanese independence.” She responded on social media that she strongly supported the “One China” principle, which sparked heated discussions across the strait at the time.
During an interview, the executive of Taiwan, Yuan Su Zhenchang, said that Taiwan is a free and democratic country. Some people enjoy freedom and democracy and enjoy health care resources. As a public figure, they sing inappropriate songs on the other side. The Chinese have their own public comments.
Taiwanese Culture Minister Li Yongde stated that relevant units are seeking relevant evidence and can only determine whether there is a violation of laws and regulations after the results are released. When asked whether Ouyang Nana’s actions “dwarfed the national character,” Li Yongde said that this part was left to the public for public comment.
The reaction of the people of Taiwan has also been fierce. Facebook netizen “Zhang Jiahao” left a message on Ouyang Nana’s homepage: “The motherland is so good, when to renounce Taiwanese nationality, when to renounce Taiwanese health insurance and all that.”
But Taiwan also has voices that support Ouyang Nana. Taiwanese artist Huang Licheng posted on Facebook saying that Taiwan is a democratic country and he can sing whatever he wants.
“What I support is the freedom of creation and performance of the artist,” said Huang Licheng. “I believe that Taiwan is democratic and free. I insist that artists are free to create and perform.”
In mainland China, Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, supported Ouyang Nana’s participation in the National Day holiday. He believed that young people in Taiwan would advocate cross-strait reunification as a “wise and farsighted choice”, and those who pledged “Taiwan independence” would turn out to be a sad gamble.
“The future outcome of the game between the two sides of the strait is very certain, that is, Taiwan is destined to end its current state of separatism and return to the homeland, and the related” peripheral wars “are already underway,” Hu Xijin said.
Li Kan, the son of Taiwanese writer Li Ao and a doctoral student in the Department of Asia and the Middle East at the University of Cambridge, told BBC China that the “model compatriots from Taiwan” who support reunification lack young faces, and that Ouyang Nana, who is a “post-00”, needs to develop in the mainland entertainment industry. Your declaration has just met the needs of the continental united front.
Li Kan pointed out that if Taiwanese officials are concerned that Ouyang Nana’s actions will trigger a later copycat effect, it is not necessary. “Ouyang Nana sings a song and has no influence among the young people of Taiwan. It simply satisfies the propaganda needs of self-deception across the straits, creating the illusion that young Taiwanese after the 2000s agree to reunification. across the strait. “
Taiwanese officials said Ouyang Nana could be fined. Li Kan believes that the fine should be based on a unified standard. “If you get fined if you sing ‘My Motherland’, then how many students and Taiwanese in mainland China have sung ‘Singing Motherland’. ‘March of the Volunteers’, can’t it be punished forever?”
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Taiwanese singer Angela Chang
Political turmoil in show business
In recent years, many artists in Hong Kong and Taiwan have been banned by public opinion or the government because they touched on political issues in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
In 2000, Taiwanese singer Zhang Huimei, who had crossed the Taiwan Strait, was completely banned by China for singing the ROC National Anthem “The Three Principles of the People” at the inauguration ceremony of Party Chairman Chen Shuibian. Democratic Progressive.
In June 2016, after the “Global Times” of the Chinese Communist Party accused Hong Kong singer He Yunshi of being a member of “Hong Kong independence” and “Tibet independence”, French makeup brand Lanco canceled He Yunshi’s concert.
In 2016, Taiwanese artist and member of the South Korean girl group Twice, Zhou Ziyu, waved the red flag at a show in South Korea. Huang An, who claimed to be a “Taiwan independence assassin”, reported her support for Taiwan independence on Weibo. Then Zhou Tzuyu apologized and said that he was always proud to be Chinese.
