Chinese National Anthem

People in Shanghai and other Chinese cities have been using words from national anthem to protest the stringent Covid curbs clamped on them.

Hong Kong football fans booed as the Chinese national anthem was played on Wednesday before their team's clash with China in South Korea as the political turmoil that has gripped the former British colony spilled over to the sports world.

Hong Kong unveiled a proposed law on Wednesday to punish anyone who disrespects the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in jail, as Beijing ramps up pressure on the semi-autonomous city to fall into line.

In China, a 21-year-old woman accused of "disrespecting" the national anthem sparked an immediate and draconian reaction: she was jailed.

Hundreds of Hong Kong soccer fans booed and jeered the Chinese national anthem at an Asia Cup qualifier match on Tuesday in defiance of Communist Party rulers in Beijing

China's largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering tougher penalties for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public, including up to three years in jail, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday.

This is the first time anti-China sentiment in Hong Kong had spilled so explicitly onto the Olympic stage. Mainland Chinese Olympians are generally popular in the formerly British-ruled territory

Chinese organizers canceled an invitation to a Taiwanese children's choir which performed the island's national anthem at last month's inauguration of its new president, reports said today, in a move criticized in Taiwan as a petty political retaliation.

FIFA is investigating an incident where Hong Kong fans jeered the Chinese national anthem before a World Cup qualifier.

China's national anthem can no longer be performed at weddings, funerals, balls or other non-political functions and should only be performed at certain dignified events, state media said on Friday.

Japan's head coach Takayuki Umehara told AFP there had been no angry reaction to Olympic champion Sun telling Chinese media: "The Japanese national anthem sounds ugly."

Double Olympic champion Sun Yang told Chinese media he had taken great pleasure in helping the men's 4x100 freestyle relay team beat the Japanese on Wednesday before indulging in a spot of diplomatic jousting.

People in Shanghai and other Chinese cities have been using words from national anthem to protest the stringent Covid curbs clamped on them.

Hong Kong football fans booed as the Chinese national anthem was played on Wednesday before their team's clash with China in South Korea as the political turmoil that has gripped the former British colony spilled over to the sports world.

Hong Kong unveiled a proposed law on Wednesday to punish anyone who disrespects the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in jail, as Beijing ramps up pressure on the semi-autonomous city to fall into line.

In China, a 21-year-old woman accused of "disrespecting" the national anthem sparked an immediate and draconian reaction: she was jailed.

Hundreds of Hong Kong soccer fans booed and jeered the Chinese national anthem at an Asia Cup qualifier match on Tuesday in defiance of Communist Party rulers in Beijing

China's largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering tougher penalties for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public, including up to three years in jail, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday.

This is the first time anti-China sentiment in Hong Kong had spilled so explicitly onto the Olympic stage. Mainland Chinese Olympians are generally popular in the formerly British-ruled territory

Chinese organizers canceled an invitation to a Taiwanese children's choir which performed the island's national anthem at last month's inauguration of its new president, reports said today, in a move criticized in Taiwan as a petty political retaliation.

FIFA is investigating an incident where Hong Kong fans jeered the Chinese national anthem before a World Cup qualifier.

China's national anthem can no longer be performed at weddings, funerals, balls or other non-political functions and should only be performed at certain dignified events, state media said on Friday.

Japan's head coach Takayuki Umehara told AFP there had been no angry reaction to Olympic champion Sun telling Chinese media: "The Japanese national anthem sounds ugly."

Double Olympic champion Sun Yang told Chinese media he had taken great pleasure in helping the men's 4x100 freestyle relay team beat the Japanese on Wednesday before indulging in a spot of diplomatic jousting.