Qiao Qiao (; born c. 1980) is a Chinese singer. The first openly lesbian artist in

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, she released her first single called "Ai Bu Fen" (爱不分), which translates as "Love does not discriminate", in 2006. A video clip for the song showed two

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s in love, but social conventions would not allow them to kiss. The government "made no effort to suppress the song". In 2000 she opened the first lesbian bar in China (located in Beijing), Maple Bar. She was the first guest on ''Tong Xing Xiang Lian'' (''Gay Connections''), a one-hour video webcast that debuted in 2007 on PhoenixTV.com.

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