Jason Jung

I think it's fair to say, on any given Friday or Saturday or Sunday night, whether you're in Seoul, Manila, Tokyo, or Hanoi, there will be a drunk man or woman singing. belting out Mount Mama at any given moment. If you travel across Asia, this song is pretty much ubiquitous and you'll find it wherever you go.

I think it's fair to say, on any given Friday or Saturday or Sunday night, whether you're in Seoul, Manila, Tokyo, or Hanoi, there will be a drunk man or woman singing. belting out Mount Mama at any given moment. If you travel across Asia, this song is pretty much ubiquitous and you'll find it wherever you go.

I think it's fair to say, on any given Friday or Saturday or Sunday night, whether you're in Seoul, Manila, Tokyo, or Hanoi, there will be a drunk man or woman singing. belting out Mount Mama at any given moment. If you travel across Asia, this song is pretty much ubiquitous and you'll find it wherever you go.

In 2009, there were two sociologists named Grant Blank and Heidi Rupke who published a paper on the musical preferences of Chinese college students. So they went to various classrooms throughout Western China, and this would have been the early 21st century. So if you think about American songs that were popular at the time, you're probably thinking...

In 2009, there were two sociologists named Grant Blank and Heidi Rupke who published a paper on the musical preferences of Chinese college students. So they went to various classrooms throughout Western China, and this would have been the early 21st century. So if you think about American songs that were popular at the time, you're probably thinking...

In 2009, there were two sociologists named Grant Blank and Heidi Rupke who published a paper on the musical preferences of Chinese college students. So they went to various classrooms throughout Western China, and this would have been the early 21st century. So if you think about American songs that were popular at the time, you're probably thinking...

I don't know, Kelly Clarkson had just won American Idol. Maybe you bought her debut album. Or if you're hip, maybe you like The Strokes or Britney Spears. But after asking these Chinese students what their favorite American song was, the answer was overwhelmingly Country Roads by John Denver.

I don't know, Kelly Clarkson had just won American Idol. Maybe you bought her debut album. Or if you're hip, maybe you like The Strokes or Britney Spears. But after asking these Chinese students what their favorite American song was, the answer was overwhelmingly Country Roads by John Denver.

I don't know, Kelly Clarkson had just won American Idol. Maybe you bought her debut album. Or if you're hip, maybe you like The Strokes or Britney Spears. But after asking these Chinese students what their favorite American song was, the answer was overwhelmingly Country Roads by John Denver.

And what they found was that a lot of students had learned the song while they were learning English in high school or in middle school. And Grant Blank and Heidi Ruppke concluded that this song was also a powerful cultural symbol for these students and were associated with their ideation of America.

And what they found was that a lot of students had learned the song while they were learning English in high school or in middle school. And Grant Blank and Heidi Ruppke concluded that this song was also a powerful cultural symbol for these students and were associated with their ideation of America.

And what they found was that a lot of students had learned the song while they were learning English in high school or in middle school. And Grant Blank and Heidi Ruppke concluded that this song was also a powerful cultural symbol for these students and were associated with their ideation of America.

So for historical context, U.S.-China relations under Mao Zedong during the 50s through the 70s were essentially unilaterally hostile. The US was fighting the Cold War against the evil commies.

So for historical context, U.S.-China relations under Mao Zedong during the 50s through the 70s were essentially unilaterally hostile. The US was fighting the Cold War against the evil commies.

So for historical context, U.S.-China relations under Mao Zedong during the 50s through the 70s were essentially unilaterally hostile. The US was fighting the Cold War against the evil commies.

And much of Mao's domestic policy was predicated on the idea that the US was this bad imperialist enemy. So it wasn't until after Mao's death in 1976 when his successor, Deng Xiaoping, ushered in a new era of political detente. And this shift culminated in 1979 when he became the first Chinese head of state to visit the US under President Jimmy Carter.

And much of Mao's domestic policy was predicated on the idea that the US was this bad imperialist enemy. So it wasn't until after Mao's death in 1976 when his successor, Deng Xiaoping, ushered in a new era of political detente. And this shift culminated in 1979 when he became the first Chinese head of state to visit the US under President Jimmy Carter.

And much of Mao's domestic policy was predicated on the idea that the US was this bad imperialist enemy. So it wasn't until after Mao's death in 1976 when his successor, Deng Xiaoping, ushered in a new era of political detente. And this shift culminated in 1979 when he became the first Chinese head of state to visit the US under President Jimmy Carter.

If you look at the reception of Deng's trip to Washington, there were protesters from the right who were upset that Jimmy Carter was holding hands with the communists from the east. About 400 noisy demonstrators were on hand at Deng's hotel.

If you look at the reception of Deng's trip to Washington, there were protesters from the right who were upset that Jimmy Carter was holding hands with the communists from the east. About 400 noisy demonstrators were on hand at Deng's hotel.