朗朗白宫演奏“上甘岭”主题曲引争议

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VOA Chinese, Jan 24, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110124-Lang-Lang-Plays-Martial-Tune-in_White-House-114477614.html

Note:
(a) 和大家分享在白宫的一天. 郎朗的BLOG, Jan 20, 2011.
http://blog.sina.com.cn/langlang

My comment: Oddly the last photo with a caption 晚宴上的中国脸, does not include Ms Elaine Chao, former Secretary of Labor under Pres. George W Bush.

(b) 白宫外交事件: Perhaps that is a term coined among Chinese, because there isa no such tern in ENGLISH (as of now).
(c) Jeremy Page, Beijing Hails Start of a New Era; Hu's Visit Is Credited With Putting China on Equal Footing With the U.S. Wall Street Journal, Jan 24, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704213404576099812241865834.html
(Paragraph 1: "For Chinese citizens following President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S., the message from Communist Party propaganda czars is loud and clear: The world's dominant power is finally treating China as an equal, and Mr. Hu, who steps down as party chief next year, is the man to thank")

Excerpt in the  window of the print: Mr Hu aims to secure his political legacy as architect of China's rise to a major world power.

My comment: The report only gives a fleeting account of Lang Lang performance:

"The only online commentary allowed to stray from the official party line was widespread praise from nationalist bloggers for Lang Lang, the China-born pianist who played a tune from a famous anti-U.S. Chinese film about the Korean War during the White House state banquet.

"'This is so not giving face to the U.S.... hoho, this is so cool!' wrote Jing Niu on sina.com's microblogging service, one of thousands of netizens who hailed Mr. Lang's choice as a snub to President Obama. The pianist himself, writing about the White House evening on his blogsite, gives no hint that he understood the political implications.

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(1) 冬之红日, 过期民运“领袖”魏京生向洋人主子揭发朗朗的阴谋！ Wenxuecity.com, Jan 22, 2011.
http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/military/722631.html

(2) Too late now. Many Americans know it by now. See

Michael Wines, Chinese Leader Gets Ride on Chicago’s Big Shoulders. New
York Times, Jan 22, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/world/asia/22hu.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=chicago%20jintao&st=cse
(second heading: "Piano Politics?")

The report did not cite Mr. Wei Jingsheng. (Come on, there are so many Chinese--from PRC, that is--in US.)

Nonetheless, Americans are not into 文字獄.*  Rather, in this instance they
(Americans) take it in stride.**

* In truth, Americans can not tell the differences of national anthems or
flags between Republic of China and People's Republic of China. Happy-go-
lucky; that is why Americans are happier than Chinese (do not argue: all
studies point to the same conclusion).

** take sth in your stride UK (US take sth in stride) Cambridge Advanced
Learner's Dictionary, undated.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/take-sth-in-
("to deal with a problem or difficulty calmly and not to allow it to
influence what you are doing  [E.g.] When you become a politician, you soon
learn to take criticism in your stride.")

【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: VOA Chinese, Jan 24, 2011.
: http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110124-Lang-Lang-Plays-Martial-Tune-in_White-House-114477614.html
: Note:
: (a) 和大家分享在白宫的一天. 郎朗的BLOG, Jan 20, 2011.
: (以下引言省略...)

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(1)
(a) In any event, Americans won 上甘岭战役 Battle of Triangle Hill.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Triangle_Hill
(Oct 14-Nov 25, 1952; Strength: UN Infantry Unknown, China Infantry 50,000 [8]; Casualties and losses: US 365 killed  1,174 wounded  1 captured [10], China 4,838 killed  6,691 wounded [13];
The main combatants were two United Nations infantry divisions, with additional support from the United States Air Force, against elements of the 15th and 12th Corps of the People's Republic of China; Triangle Hill [was] a forested ridge of high ground 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) north of Kimhwa [金化郡, now part of N Korea] near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ))

References:
(i) 8   (Chinese) Zhang, Song Shan (张嵩山) (2010), Decipher Shangganling (解密上甘岭). p. 288. Beijing: Beijing Publishing House, ISBN 9787200081138  
(ii) 10   Ecker, Richard, Showdown on Triangle Hill: Twelve Days of Intense Combat in October 1952 Cost the U.S. 7th Infantry Division 365 KIA for a Piece of Turf that Ultimately Remained in Enemy Hands. Washington, D.C: VFW Magazine, Sept 2002. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LIY/is_1_90/ai_91914493/pg_2?tag=content;col1
(iii) 13 Zhang 2010, p. 285.

Note: For raw data of US casualities, see
Ecker, Richard E, Korean battle chronology: Unit-by-Unit United States Casualty Figures and Medal of Honor Citations. p. 153 Showdown. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. 2005.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Sv5mjrOixbsC&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=Battle+of+Triangle+Hill+army.mil&source=bl&ots=Pg_D83ZFj-&sig=s4NwwXvU0k17Pt_q6IKZGdzuemc&hl=en&ei=pW88Te7KIoycgQed-bScCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CC0Q6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q&f=false

(b) Sadly, Chinese wrongly believe--for decades; even now--in yet another propaganda of their governemnt.

(2) AND US "won" Korean War, mind you.*

mind you: "pay attention, bear in mind"  Babylon online dictionary, undated.
http://dictionary.babylon.com/mind_you./


Remarks by the President Honoring Veterans Day in Seoul, South Korea. Office of the Press Secretary, the White House, Nov 11, 2010 at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan  Seoul, South Korea.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/10/remarks-president-honoring-veterans-day-seoul-south-korea
("Because the Korean War ended where it began geographically, some ended up using the phrase “Die for a Tie” to describe the sacrifices of those who fought here.  But as we look around in this thriving democracy and its grateful, hopeful citizens, one thing is clear:  This was no tie.  This was victory. (Hoaa!)  (Applause.)")

Nov. 11 of every year is Veterans Day in US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day   
(Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice; President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919 [in US])

【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: (1) 冬之红日, 过期民运“领袖”魏京生向洋人主子揭发朗朗的阴谋！ Wenxuecity.com, Jan 22, 2011.
: http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/military/722631.html
: (2) Too late now. Many Americans know it by now. See
: Michael Wines, Chinese Leader Gets Ride on Chicago’s Big Shoulders. New
: (以下引言省略...)

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(1)
(a) In any event, Americans won 上甘岭战役 Battle of Triangle Hill.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Triangle_Hill
(Oct 14-Nov 25, 1952; Strength: UN Infantry Unknown, China Infantry 50,000 [8]; Casualties and losses: US 365 killed  1,174 wounded  1 captured [10], China 4,838 killed  6,691 wounded [13];
The main combatants were two United Nations infantry divisions, with additional support from the United States Air Force, against elements of the 15th and 12th Corps of the People's Republic of China; Triangle Hill [was] a forested ridge of high ground 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) north of Kimhwa [金化郡, now part of N Korea] near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ))

References:
(i) 8   (Chinese) Zhang, Song Shan (张嵩山) (2010), Decipher Shangganling (解密上甘岭). p. 288. Beijing: Beijing Publishing House, ISBN 9787200081138  
(ii) 10   Ecker, Richard, Showdown on Triangle Hill: Twelve Days of Intense Combat in October 1952 Cost the U.S. 7th Infantry Division 365 KIA for a Piece of Turf that Ultimately Remained in Enemy Hands. Washington, D.C: VFW Magazine, Sept 2002. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LIY/is_1_90/ai_91914493/pg_2?tag=content;col1
(iii) 13 Zhang 2010, p. 285.

Note: For raw data of US casualities, see
Ecker, Richard E, Korean battle chronology: Unit-by-Unit United States Casualty Figures and Medal of Honor Citations. p. 153 Showdown. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. 2005.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Sv5mjrOixbsC&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=Battle+of+Triangle+Hill+army.mil&source=bl&ots=Pg_D83ZFj-&sig=s4NwwXvU0k17Pt_q6IKZGdzuemc&hl=en&ei=pW88Te7KIoycgQed-bScCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CC0Q6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q&f=false

(b) Sadly, Chinese wrongly believe--for decades; even now--in yet another propaganda of their governemnt.

(2) AND US "won" Korean War, mind you.*

mind you: "pay attention, bear in mind"  Babylon online dictionary, undated.
http://dictionary.babylon.com/mind_you./


Remarks by the President Honoring Veterans Day in Seoul, South Korea. Office of the Press Secretary, the White House, Nov 11, 2010 at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan  Seoul, South Korea.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/10/remarks-president-honoring-veterans-day-seoul-south-korea
("Because the Korean War ended where it began geographically, some ended up using the phrase “Die for a Tie” to describe the sacrifices of those who fought here.  But as we look around in this thriving democracy and its grateful, hopeful citizens, one thing is clear:  This was no tie.  This was victory. (Hoaa!)  (Applause.)")

Nov. 11 of every year is Veterans Day in US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day   
(Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice; President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919 [in US])

【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: (1) 冬之红日, 过期民运“领袖”魏京生向洋人主子揭发朗朗的阴谋！ Wenxuecity.com, Jan 22, 2011.
: http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/military/722631.html
: (2) Too late now. Many Americans know it by now. See
: Michael Wines, Chinese Leader Gets Ride on Chicago’s Big Shoulders. New
: (以下引言省略...)

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