Photographers may have reason to fear Avril Lavigne and her flying loogie bombs but it has been determined that she is not a threat to communist China.

Contact Music reports that Avril has "escaped a crackdown on western musicians performing in China - her autumn 2008 tour of Asia has been confirmed."

The scrappy punk will perform a string of dates across the country beginning in September, including a performance in Shanghai on October 4.

Awesome. Maybe she'll get to use her Mandarin for "Hey hey, I don't like your girlfriend!" in conversation. Wouldn't want all those lessons to go to waste.

A press release from Ticketmaster apparently reveals that "This will be Avril's first full-production tour in China, featuring sophisticated stage settings and an upgraded collection of hit songs... and a pink piano." A pink piano? Stop the presses! Are those even legal in China? 

The announcement, says Contact Music, comes just weeks after the Chinese government imposed a ban on musicians who have "threatened national sovereignty" from performing in the country following an outburst by Icelandic star Bjork. The freaky pixie "was chastised by the communist country's culture ministry after she yelled 'Tibet' several times during her song Declare Independence at a concert in Shanghai in March (08).

"Tibet lost independence to China in 1951, and Chinese authorities have come under fire in recent months over their human rights record in the region."

Yes, I'm quite certain you don't have to worry about any similar outbursts from Avril (who probably couldn't find Tibet on a map – Ooh! Oh, yes I DID!.. Kidding. I probably couldn't find it either) Gotta watch for that flying spit though.