{"id":17551,"date":"2018-09-13T10:37:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/worlds\/fans-removed-from-dua-lipa-concert-in-china\/32"},"modified":"2018-09-13T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:37:32","slug":"fans-removed-from-dua-lipa-concert-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvas.com\/?p=17551","title":{"rendered":"Fans removed from Dua Lipa concert in China"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dua Image copyright EPA <\/p>\n

Fans were forcefully removed from a Dua Lipa concert in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Videos posted on social media show security workers pulling people out of their seats.<\/p>\n

Heavy-handed crowd control isn’t that unusual in China and many are saying people were ejected for standing up for or waving pro-gay rights flags.<\/p>\n

Visibly upset, Dua told the crowd: “I want to create a really safe environment for us all to have fun.”<\/p>\n

She added: “I want us all to dance. I want us all to sing, I want us all to just have a really good time.<\/p>\n

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Some social media users have said people were forcibly removed because they were dancing.<\/p>\n

Others have also said that it was because they were waving pro-gay rights flags. <\/p>\n

Homosexuality isn’t illegal in China, although anti-LGBT attitudes do exist and some have said there’s a recent trend to sideline the LGBT community.<\/p>\n

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One woman, who was at the concert with her daughter, told the BBC that people were being ejected “just for standing up”‘ during the show.<\/p>\n

She said she saw one incident between several security personnel, the police and a Chinese couple.<\/p>\n

The man was being held around the neck in a headlock before being removed, she said.<\/p>\n

She described the police as being “heavy-handed” and “aggressive”.<\/p>\n

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This is the first time Dua Lipa has toured in China. She played in Guangzhou and Shanghai.<\/p>\n

She hasn’t addressed the incident on social media.<\/p>\n

A China representative for Dua Lipa’s record company Warner Music Group told the BBC that no-one was available to comment.<\/p>\n

The singer is scheduled to perform next in Manila on Friday.<\/p>\n

Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. <\/p>\n

Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra – if you miss us you can listen back here. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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