BBC评论：中国特色的民主

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If the Chinese Communist Party is looking for a house band to play at one of its next study sessions, Guns N' Roseslatest album probably won't be on the list. Chinese Democracy, you canbe sure, will not be uploaded onto official Politburo iPods.

                               
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Onenewspaper editorial here says that the album venomously attacks China.When we mentioned the new album in a Chinese internet forum, theadministrator quickly deleted the reference. The record hasn't beenreleased in China - unofficially we've been told this is because thematerial is too sensitive. The album's official websiteChinesedemocracy.com has also been blocked.
The Chinese government prefers a different kind of music. Before itspress conferences, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing plays genericallyunthreatening acoustic guitar music over its loudspeakers. I asked thespokesman, Qin Gang, what he made of the new Guns N' Roses album.
"According to my knowledge, a lot of people don't like this kind ofmusic - because it's too noisy, and too loud. James, I think you are amature adult, aren't you?" he said (with what seemed to be a definitehalf-smile).
But if you look around a bit, you can find something even louder and more provocative than Guns N' Roses.

                               
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Ina small bar on the Pacific coast, a Chinese heavy metal band calledOrdnance perform their new album. The four band members perform withtheir backs to the audience of 40 or 50 people. Their songs go just asfar - if not much further - than Guns N' Roses. The band attacks theChinese police for not defending ordinary people, they criticisecorruption and oppression in their own country.
"Take pride in freedom of speech," the band sings, "take pride inguaranteeing human rights, Take one party dictatorship as a disgrace."
This small band singing in a small bar can get away with sayingthings that would never be allowed anywhere else in this country. Iwonder what they think of the American band thousands of miles awayalso singing about China.
"Guns N' Roses are in the US - they have never lived in China," saysYing Peng, the band's lead singer, "They don't really know what Chinais really like. They try to understand it in their way, but it'sone-sided. I may like the music, the melody. But for lyrics, everyonethinks differently, and stands on a different side. It's a differentplace, different culture."
"If they came to China to tour, what would you say to them?" I ask.
"Though we're not on the same level band, we have the same spirit,"says the guitarist Liu Li Xin, "The rebellious spirit is the same. Wetry to discover problems in societies. We respect Guns N' Roses,because they took notice of China's democracy. For that, they deserveour respect. But we do have the same attitude and spirit, hoping tomake China better."
In the end which band will have the greater impact on China? TheAmericans performing in stadiums outside China? Or the four men intheir own country yelling out their own concerns to their own people?

naughtybaby

demo in china?no kidding me...

orientboy

Spokeman Qin Gang's words are weak.

zysoo

Chinese Democracy? crap

taotao63

china改革，所以就变了