Beijing Olympics Ceremony Partially Faked

lip-synched. According to the Ceremony's musical director, Chen Qigang, in a state radio interview, members of China's Communist leadership found Lin's singing unacceptable. So they replaced her voice with a recording by the more musically talented seven-year-old Yang Peiyi. Yet Yang Peiyi was judged to be not cute enough to take the stage, so they arranged a lip-sync. Chen said the trick was--quote--'in the national interest,' but some Chinese bloggers are expressing feelings of surprise ...

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YouTube | August 18, 2008

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