Ministry official in synch with real concert fans

It's not often I feel it necessary, or am inspired enough, to put pen to paper in support of the actions of a government ministry, but today I do.

Sun Qiuxia, a spokeswoman for the culture ministry, spoke to me this month (through the news pages of China Daily) in the most mellifluous of tones. Her words came to my ears like a beautiful melody, despite their offbeat rhythm.

What she said (before this musical analogy hits a bum note) is that from next year, all professional performers caught lip-synching or pretending to play their instruments at live shows will have their business licenses revoked.