China to name and shame lip-synching performers

In China, amendments to legislation that reach the stage of seeking public opinion are generally already fixed, and are usually passed by China8217;s rubber-stamp parliament with little or no change.

8220;Performers must not cheat audiences by lip-synching, and concert organizers must not arrange for performers to lip-synch,8221; a draft amendment posted on the ministry8217;s website ccnt.gov.cn said.

The names of performers caught lip-synching would be released to the public, and those caught twice in a year would have their performing licenses canceled, the paper said.

The draft also placed the onus on concert organizers to 8220;dispatch personnel for supervision, to guard against lip-synching from happening.8221;

A public outrage over lip-synching swept up Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who in February was accused of doing a shabby job of miming on the country8217;s annual top-rating TV gala show screened on Chinese New Year8217;s Eve.