The Null Device

As China strives to take its place as a global superpower, it is preparing to challenge the U.S. in one of its traditional areas of supremacy: the manufacturing of boy/girl R&B bands. The goal is to tap into the vast youth market, currently dominated by Korean "hip-hop" bands, and produce "hip-hop with Chinese characteristics". But don't expect songs about race relations, gangbanging or bootywhang; the encore at T.N.T.'s first performance was "a paean to Beijing's glorious bid to play host to the 2008 Olympic Games".

In a country where rock concerts still enjoy an uncertain status, often deemed a threat to public order, the first row of the stands was fully occupied by uniformed members of the People's Armed Police.

(via Plastic)

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