BEIJING — Justin Bieber’s Purpose Tour has been called a “world apology tour” intended to show a more mature side of a pop singer whose antics have drawn embarrassing headlines over the years.

But in the eyes of Chinese officials, the young heartthrob still has some growing up to do.

In a statement published on its website on Tuesday, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture confirmed that Mr. Bieber, 23, had been barred from performing in China because of past instances of “bad behavior” in China and elsewhere.

“Justin Bieber is a gifted singer, but he is also a controversial young foreign singer,” the bureau said in its statement.

“In order to maintain order in the Chinese market and purify the Chinese performance environment, it is not suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers,” the statement read. “We hope that as Justin Bieber matures, he can continue to improve his own words and actions, and truly become a singer beloved by the public.”