Nie’s March of the Volunteers was a provisional anthem for New China in 1949, and he was posthumously conferred the highest accolade, “The People’s Musician”. While Nie was revered ...

Hong Kong schools are facing a potential struggle over whether to report any abuse of China’s national anthem on their campuses, and how to handle complaints about their students insulting the ...

A 19-year-old student has pleaded not guilty to insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong last June. Lau Pun-hei entered his not guilty plea to the ...

A Hong Kong student charged with insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong in June has been granted bail. Lau Pun-hei, 19, appeared at the Eastern ...

Hong Kong passed a law in June 2020 that criminalized disrespect of China’s national anthem. Anyone found guilty of misusing or insulting the anthem could be jailed for up to three years and fined.

Accept and continue It's not the first time people in Hong Kong have been heard booing the Chinese anthem - though it is not clear how long they might be able to do this. In 2017 China passed a ...