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                  Chinese Song Causes Embarrassment in Vietnam

   by Khanh An

   A Chinese anthem played during a nationally televised gathering of
   senior Vietnamese officials this week has become fodder for online
   activists.

   Senior officials, including President Truong Tan Sang and Defense
   Minister Phung Quang Thanh, gathered Monday at the Ministry of Defense
   to see a patriotic musical show.

   But when Sang walked onto the stage to give the opening speech, the
   Chinese patriotic song "Ode to Motherland" played while a national
   audience watched from home.

   The choice of a Chinese patriotic song is seen as an embarrassment for
   Vietnam, which has seen relations with Beijing sour in recent years
   over maritime disputes in the South China Sea.

   "That mistake is not allowed to happen," said Ha Kim Chi, head of
   inspection of the Vietnam Journalists Association. "The association of
   journalists will cooperate in joint meetings to manage our members. ...
   The state management bodies will decide the disciplines."

   The music in question has since been scrubbed from official Vietnamese
   websites and TV programs, but raw footage of the event has gone viral
   in Vietnam's online community.

   Some speculated that the song was played by Chinese spies, while others
   said the issue was a matter of incompetence.

   This show attracted public attention in the first place because of the
   reappearance of Thanh, who had been out of the public eye, leading to
   rumors about his health.

   This report was produced in collaboration with the VOA Vietnamese
   service.
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