Taiwan holds first Chinese music concert
- Published: 30 Dec 2012 at 15.46
- Online news: Asia
Thousands of music fans packed a Taipei stadium to watch the island's first concert staged by Chinese singers and rock bands, reports said, in the latest sign of warming cross-strait relations.
This file photo shows Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, pictured in Cannes, on May 24, 2009. Thousands of music fans packed a Taipei stadium on Saturday to watch the island's first concert staged by Chinese singers and rock bands, with Zhang among them, in the latest sign of warming cross-strait relations.
The concert organised by the Chinese Music Chart, dubbed China's Grammy Awards, saw some 60 bands and singers from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan perform before screaming fans Saturday, but also drew dozens of anti-China protesters.
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