Chinese singer-songwriter "Crazy Zhang" has been receiving calls from Chinese police, demanding that he delete his Music from Twitter due to his satirical lyrics targeting Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. Zhang's wife, who is still in China, has had all of her social media accounts shut down. Despite the threats, Zhang has vowed to continue publishing his music on social media. He recently arrived in the United States and has applied for political asylum. The calls from Chinese officials began after Zhang posted a video of himself performing a song criticizing the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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