The participation of China in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred eight times since the inaugural
ABU TV Song Festival began in
2012
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. The Chinese entry was organised by the national broadcaster
China Central Television
China Central Television (CCTV) is a Chinese state- and political party-owned broadcaster controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its 50 different channels broadcast a variety of programing to more than one billion viewers in six lan ...
(CCTV) prior to 2015, when it withdrew from that year's event. China was then represented at the contest by
Sichuan Radio and Television (SRT) in 2016, 2017, and 2020 and by
Shanghai Media Group (SMG) in 2019 and 2023.
History
2012
CCTV is one of the founder members in the ABU TV Song Festivals, having participated in the very first
ABU TV Song Festival 2012
The ABU TV Song Festival 2012 was the first annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festivals. The festival, which was non-competitive, took place in the KBS Concert Hall, located in the South Korean capital of Seoul and coincided with the 49th gener ...
. CCTV internally selected Cao Fujia to sing in
Seoul, she performed "Qian gua (牵挂)" on stage.
2013
On 15 June 2013 it was confirmed that China would participate in the second ABU TV Song Festival in
Hanoi,
Vietnam. The Group Zheng Qi Dou Yan (Splendid 7) was made up of 7 national minorities from across China,
Uighur,
Mongolian,
Korean,
Yi,
Zhuang,
Tibetan
Tibetan may mean:
* of, from, or related to Tibet
* Tibetan people, an ethnic group
* Tibetan language:
** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dial ...
and
Hui. At the festival in Hanoi, the group performed "Love Will Keep Us Together".
2014
On 1 September 2014 it was confirmed that China would participate for a third time in the ABU TV Song Festival. On 24 September 2014 it was confirmed that
Bibi Zhou would represent China with "I Miss You Missing Me", the song was released four years earlier in 2010.
2015
On 19 August 2015 it was announced that China would not participate in the fourth edition of the ABU TV Song Festival in Istanbul, Turkey. The reason for withdrawal was not given.
Participation overview
See also
*
China in the ABU Radio Song Festival
References
{{ABU TV Song Festival
Countries at the ABU Song Festival