Chinese app Sina Weibo blocks accounts of singers over satirical song against Beijing

Beijing [China] October 18 (ANI): Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo on Saturday blocked the accounts of Malaysian rapper Namewee and Taiwan-based Australian singer Kimberley Chen after the duo released a video song mocking China’s ‘communist’ regime. The song, written by Namewee, includes references to Chinese netizens being easily offended, and to Xi Jinping’s repression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Taiwan News reported. The video of the song opens with a warning stating, “Please be cautious if you are fragile pink”. And both the singers have also made references to various subjects tied to China. “It’s illegal to breach the firewall,…