The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture said the ban was necessary to "purify" the country's entertainment industry but suggested it was not permanent.
It is said that Bieber's formerly bad behaviour, which includes an arrest in Miami, is the reason for the ban. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has had run-ins with the law over alleged drunk driving and drag racing.
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"Justin Bieber has won many big awards, he must have a lot of talent, why have Chinese fans not been afforded the right to appreciate him?" asked He Wenrui, the fan who wrote to Beijing's bureau of culture.
Its statement came after fans posted comments on the agency's website demanding to know when their heart-throb would be allowed to perform again.
The Beijing cultural bureau did not specifically mention Bieber's 2014 visit to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honours millions of mostly Japanese war dead, including convicted World War II war criminals.
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According to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture, "His series of misbehaviors while living overseas and during his performances in China has caused public resentment".
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"We understand that there are records of his bad behaviour, whether it is in his private life overseas or on stage".
Therefore, the Chinese government has made a decision to ban Bieber in an effort to "maintain order in the Chinese market and purify the Chinese performance environment".
The singer recently helped hit single "Despacito", originally released by Luis Fonsi in January before Bieber came out with a remix two months later, achieve 4.6 billion streams, according to the Universal Music Group. Visiting China on another world tour, the pop star sparked controversy when he was pictured being carried along the Great Wall Of China by his bodyguards. The incident was seen by many Chinese as offensive.
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