(Ng Han Guan/Associated Press)BEIJING — It has been three months since Chinese rock musician Li Zhi disappeared from public view. He sang pensive ballads about social ills, and unlike most entertainers in China, dared to broach the taboo subject of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests that ended in bloodshed on June 4, 1989. Apple Music has removed from its Chinese streaming service a song by Hong Kong singer Jackie Cheung that references the Tiananmen crackdown. Li’s songs alluding to the Tiananmen Square protests — “The Square,” ‘’The Spring of 1990” and “The Goddess,” in honor of the Goddess of Democracy that students erected — were part of his earlier works. In recent years, the bespectacled singer has avoided making public political statements, focusing more on promoting his performances.

Source: Washington Post June 02, 2019 01:18 UTC