Performing not for money, but the feeling. For the last decade though, Cui Jian has been nonetheless under a cloud. There has been no written edict against Cui Jian, no public ban. Nothing is China is that straightforward. In China, rock concerts must be approved by the Ministry of Culture.
Promoters make the application.
Often there is no official rejection. There is no need. Papers are withdrawn, along with headline offers. A-mei was dropped after singing at the inauguration of Taiwan s new president. The ban on Cui Jian s performance was so routine, it didn t rate a mention.