Chinese Pianist Plays Anti-American Song at White House Dinner

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Classical pianist Lang Lang has ignited a controversy by playing an anti-American song during a state dinner at the White House. The song "My Motherland" is from a movie set during the Korean War which depicts Chinese soldiers fighting U.S. troops.

It was a lively scene as pianist Lang Lang played tunes for U.S. and Chinese leaders at a state dinner in the White House on January 19.

But the U.S. delegation might not have been smiling, had they known what he was playing—the theme song to a famous anti-American movie.

The song, "My Motherland" is from the Chinese communist propaganda movie "Battle on Shangganling Mountain." It's about Chinese soldiers fighting Americans during the Korean War.

It ends with a verse which can be translated as, "When friends are here, there is fine wine, but if the jackal comes, what greets it is the hunting rifle." The 'jackal' refers to the United States.

After the recital, U.S. President Barack Obama told the Chinese delegation how proud the United States was to host them. Then he handed the microphone to Chinese leader Hu Jintao who praised Lang Lang's performance and hugged the artist.

Lang Lang is a respected musician in both countries and spends half his time in America. He explained his reasons for choosing the song in a blog post: "Playing this song, praising China to heads of state from around the world seems to tell them that our China is formidable, that our Chinese people are united. I feel deeply honored and proud."

The event has set the blogosphere on fire, with some Chinese bloggers praising Lang Lang with anti-American comments, while others point out the depth of the insult.

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[zhangtianyucn]

The song originally is NOT anti-America, but anti-Invasion war. In Chinese option, America is invading Korea (China's Mexico) by sending troops to interfere the Korea civil war.

[youbeatmeat]

@G1formation US has lost the title in November 2011. That's the public knowledge, USA accomplished nothing but keeps borrowing from China. Russia Putin calls americans parasites.

[abqduke]

One day a police officer pulled me over on the highway. I asked "What's wrong officer?". "You went over the speed limit by 10 mph", he said. I replied "I did not know the speed limit was 65 mph, you idiot". the kidofcha0s. You know what? He still gave me a citation.

[thekidofcha0s]

@abqduke he didn't know it was anti-american you idiot!

[monica361361]

this is ridiculous, why make it such a big deal?

[youbeatmeat]

@EngrJrmt unlike the phillipppines, China don't build sinking ferries. send more of your women to Hong Kong and clean houses and serve hornie Chinese men. filipino spicks are good for nothing but a naton of servants.

[EngrJrmt]

@youbeatmeat yeah and those engineers are stupid morons like you! they dont have originality and theyre cheating in exams thats why they graduate and theyre professors keep telling them to steal american technology LOL

[abqduke]

That's how our President reacted to a pianist playing an anti-american song at the white house!  Great!

[steveandon63]

ding lang

[scottstealth]

i think lang lang played well. it is a Chinese song and its a nice song. no controversy there. Lang Lang is good american. hope next time yuja wang can play. shes awesome..

[Polusviridisastrum]

@xjasox Yeah, i wasn't really thinking when i replied to that. Of course we have played those songs. lol