China is not the only country to take extreme measures to protect its national anthem. In Thailand, moviegoers are required by law to stand to attention when the country's anthem starts up.

China passed a new law in September mandating up to 15 days in police detention for those who mock the “March of the Volunteers,” which is China’s national anthem.

China's rubber-stamp legislature on Saturday made disrespecting the national anthem a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison amid rising nationalist appeals from the ruling ...

China's national anthem, "The March of the Volunteers," can barely be heard over loud booing from fans, some who turn their backs on the flag. Stadium personnel line the aisles, waving their hands ...

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Anyone who mocks China’s national anthem faces up to 15 days in police detention after parliament criminalized such acts in a new law on Friday that covers Hong ...

A screenshot of China’s main social media service, Weibo, displayed no results when searching for a hashtag containing the opening line of the Chinese national anthem—“Arise, ye who refuse ...

Hong Kong passes China national anthem bill amid protests. Bill criminalises abusing the March of the Volunteers anthem with three years in prison and a fine of up to $6,450.

New law The national anthem law was introduced in mainland China in 2017, amid widespread outrage north of the border at the disrespect shown by some Hongkongers – mainly a tiny subset of ...

Maya Wang, a China senior researcher at the rights group Human Rights Watch says the national anthem bill would be a “grim development” for Hong Kong.

Titled “March of the Volunteers,” China’s current national anthem was first written as a two-stanza poem by the communist playwright, Tian Han, in 1934, per Classical FM.