Singers Namewee and Kimberley Chen blocked on Weibo after releasing satirical duet

The duo released the Mandarin ballad 'Fragile', which touched on sensitive topics such as censorship and Covid-19. Photo: Namewee/Instagram

China's social media platform Weibo has blocked the accounts of controversial Malaysian rapper Namewee and Australian singer Kimberley Chen after they released a satirical duet, according to a report on the Taiwan News website on Saturday (Oct 16)

The two Taiwan-based singers, who released the Mandarin ballad Fragile last Friday (Oct 15), appeared in a pink-themed music video which quickly went viral.