--- title: Justin Bieber Banned From Performing in China description: Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China over past instances of "bad behavior." canonical: https://time.com/4868153/justin-bieber-banned-china-bad-behavior/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-21T15:14:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:45:33.528Z og:title: China Banned Justin Bieber From Performing for 'Bad Behavior' og:description: "It is not suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers" og:url: https://time.com/4868153/justin-bieber-banned-china-bad-behavior/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt241b5885f1bbeb7e/6988d6a8096a9457c469eda0/justin-bieber-china.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Justin Bieber Purpose Tour og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: China Banned Justin Bieber From Performing for 'Bad Behavior' twitter:description: "It is not suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt241b5885f1bbeb7e/6988d6a8096a9457c469eda0/justin-bieber-china.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Justin Bieber Officially Banned From Performing in China for 'Bad Behavior' Until He Matures > Sponsored content. 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Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/Redferns  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 21, 2017 3:14 PM UTC [Justin Bieber](http://time.com/4807226/justin-bieber-sports-jerseys/) has been banned from performing in [China](http://www.thedrive.com/news/12580/china-nearly-stops-supercar-imports-with-new-emissions-laws) over “bad behavior.” The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture published a [statement](http://www.bjwh.gov.cn/eportal/ui?pageId=301632&msgDataId=b81fe91dd4344385a37df41dc7bb4b2e) on its website Tuesday explaining why the 23-year-old pop star would not be allowed to perform in the country as part of the Asia leg of his [_Purpose_ world tour](http://time.com/4836596/justin-bieber-yeezy-ebay-instagram/), according to the [_New York Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/world/asia/justin-bieber-china-tour.html). “Justin Bieber is a gifted singer, but he is also a controversial young foreign singer,” the bureau reportedly wrote. “In order to maintain order in the Chinese market and purify the Chinese performance environment, it is not suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers.” However, the bureau also expressed hope that the ban can one day be lifted: “We hope that as Justin Bieber matures, he can continue to improve his own words and actions, and truly become a singer beloved by the public.” The statement didn’t cite any specific instances of “bad behavior,” but Bieber was [arrested in 2014](http://time.com/1706/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/) for driving under the influence and drag racing. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4868153/justin-bieber-banned-china-bad-behavior/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4868153/justin-bieber-banned-china-bad-behavior/"},"headline":"Justin Bieber Officially Banned From Performing in China for 'Bad Behavior' Until He Matures","datePublished":"2017-07-21T15:14:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:45:33.528Z","description":"\"It is not suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers\"","url":"https://time.com/4868153/justin-bieber-banned-china-bad-behavior/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","China","Justin Bieber"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt241b5885f1bbeb7e/6988d6a8096a9457c469eda0/justin-bieber-china.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt241b5885f1bbeb7e/6988d6a8096a9457c469eda0/justin-bieber-china.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Justin Bieber Purpose Tour","caption":"ustin Bieber performs at Hyde Park on July 2, 2017 in London, England.","creditText":"Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/Redferns","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4868153/justin-bieber-banned-china-bad-behavior/","name":"Justin Bieber Officially Banned From Performing in China for 'Bad Behavior' Until He Matures"}}]}] ```