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| Chinese authorities have pulled the plug on plans for Bon Jovi’s first concerts in the country. | Chinese authorities have pulled the plug on plans for Bon Jovi’s first concerts in the country. |
| The band were scheduled to perform in Shanghai next Monday and in Beijing the following Thursday. Tickets were priced from 480 to 3,880 yuan (£49-£395). The ticketing website Damai.cn posted on its official Weibo account that it had stopped selling tickets for the gigs. | The band were scheduled to perform in Shanghai next Monday and in Beijing the following Thursday. Tickets were priced from 480 to 3,880 yuan (£49-£395). The ticketing website Damai.cn posted on its official Weibo account that it had stopped selling tickets for the gigs. |
| It is believed the concerts were scrapped because the band used an image of the Dalai Lama as a backdrop at a gig in Taiwan in 2010, the Financial Times reported. | It is believed the concerts were scrapped because the band used an image of the Dalai Lama as a backdrop at a gig in Taiwan in 2010, the Financial Times reported. |
| The concerts were to have been Bon Jovi’s first in China and had been eagerly promoted by band members. In August Jon Bon Jovi sang in Mandarin on a recording of the Moon Represents My Heart, a popular love song, as a “special gift to Chinese fans” before the dates. | The concerts were to have been Bon Jovi’s first in China and had been eagerly promoted by band members. In August Jon Bon Jovi sang in Mandarin on a recording of the Moon Represents My Heart, a popular love song, as a “special gift to Chinese fans” before the dates. |
| Bon Jovi are not the first to have shows cancelled in China after showing support for the Dalai Lama. In July Maroon 5 had their Shanghai concerts cancelled, reportedly because of a happy birthday message on Twitter from one of the band members to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. | |
| In 2009 Oasis were forced to cancel shows because Noel Gallagher had performed at a Free Tibet concert in New York. | In 2009 Oasis were forced to cancel shows because Noel Gallagher had performed at a Free Tibet concert in New York. |
| Chinese officials have expressed their disapproval of the Dalai Lama’s appearance at Glastonbury this year, saying it was tantamount to giving him a platform to engage in anti-China activities. In 2012 Beijing froze all top-level diplomatic contact with the UK after David Cameron’s decision to meet the spiritual leader. | Chinese officials have expressed their disapproval of the Dalai Lama’s appearance at Glastonbury this year, saying it was tantamount to giving him a platform to engage in anti-China activities. In 2012 Beijing froze all top-level diplomatic contact with the UK after David Cameron’s decision to meet the spiritual leader. |
| On Tuesday Beijing marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Tibet as an administrative region under Chinese control with a ceremony in the regions’ capital, Lhasa. Thousands gathered in front of the Potala Palace waving Chinese flags, the official Xinhua news agency reported. | On Tuesday Beijing marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Tibet as an administrative region under Chinese control with a ceremony in the regions’ capital, Lhasa. Thousands gathered in front of the Potala Palace waving Chinese flags, the official Xinhua news agency reported. |
| Beijing established the Tibet autonomous region in 1965, 15 years after Chinese troops took control of the area. | Beijing established the Tibet autonomous region in 1965, 15 years after Chinese troops took control of the area. |
| The Dalai Lama has lived in exile in India since 1959 and received the Nobel peace prize in 1989. China’s Communist party accuses him of being a violent separatist. The Dalai Lama denies seeking independence and says he only wants genuine autonomy for Tibet. | The Dalai Lama has lived in exile in India since 1959 and received the Nobel peace prize in 1989. China’s Communist party accuses him of being a violent separatist. The Dalai Lama denies seeking independence and says he only wants genuine autonomy for Tibet. |