Malaysia's Namewee banned in China after video mocks nationalists

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Malaysian singer-songwriter Namewee, who has been accused of insulting China with his recent viral hit, and advocating independence for Hong Kong and Taiwan, says that those were not his intentions but that he has no regrets over the song.

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Controversial Malaysian singer "Namewee" sings "It might break your pinky heart" with Australia's Kimberly Chen.“I am [ethnically] Chinese. Am I insulting myself?” said Namewee in a statement published on his Instagram account.

“I do not want to go to China because there is too much censorship and restrictions, and I’m afraid that it will affect my creativity and my work. I do not want to lose the original intent of my creations. That’s all,” said the 38-year-old.in 1983, Namewee has a long track record as a controversial figure in his Muslim-majority home country. The rapper has been arrested and detained multiple times because his songs and music videos have been deemed insulting to other religions and races.

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He doesn't care about Communist China. Haha good on him!

Taiwan IS independent and has been so for over 70 years.

Alyon4444

if the CCP does not want to be mocked, then they should stop acting like a tyrannical joke.

China has everyone by their balls

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