白宮發言人：任何暗示朗朗侮辱美國的說法都是完全錯誤的

針對朗朗試圖以《我的祖國》侮辱美國的說法，白宮發言人湯米-維特指出：‘這首歌的旋律在中國是眾所周知而且非常流行。朗朗隻是彈奏該樂曲，沒有涉及其歌詞或影射任何政治...任何暗示朗朗侮辱美國的說法都是完全錯誤的。”

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Tommy Vietor, a White House spokesman, said the song is 'widely known and popular in China for its melody. Lang Lang played the song without lyrics or reference to any political theme … Any suggestion that this was an insult to the United States is just flat wrong.'