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ChinesemaninOxfordUniversityIntroducingChinesepopmusicWangLeehomisamulti-millionalbum-sellingTaiwanese-AmericanpopstarwhohasremainedoneofthehottestnamesinChinesemusicsincehisdebutin1995.Heisalsowellknownforhisphilanthropicworkandenvironmentaladvocacy,whichwerecitedasreasonshewastheonlyChineserecordingartistselectedasatorchbearerfortheLondon2012OlympicGames.Thankyouallforbeingheretoday,andthelatecomersaswell.Thankyouforcominginquietly.IwanttostartofftodayjusttotakeamomentofsilenceforthevictimsoftheSichuanearthquakeandforthevictimsoftheBostonAmericanbomb.Solet’sjusttakeaminutetopayourrespecttothem.Thankyou.IneverthoughtIwouldbeaddressingyou,theesteemedmembersoftheOxfordUnion,withoutguitarorErhu,withoutmycrazystagehair,costumes.Butinmanyways,thatwouldbesimilartowhatIamtalkingabouttoday,thatis,introducingChinesepopmusictoyou.IamactuallyaChineseambassadorofChinesepopwhetheryoulikeitornot.Bothmusicandmovies.AndtodayIamheretogiveyouthestateoftheunionaddress.It’snottheOxfordUnion.It’stheunionofeastandwest.Iwanttofrankly,openlyandhonestlytalkabouthowwe’vedoneagoodjoborhowwe’vedoneabadjobofbringingChinesepoptothewest.AndIalsowanttopressuponallofyouheretodaytheimportanceofthatsoftculture,thatsoftpower’schangeandhoweachofusisinvolvedinthatchange.AndIamgoingtotrytobackitup.TheUNSecretaryJournal,BunkiBoo,“Nolanguagerequiredinmusicalworld.”Thatispowerofmusicandthatisthepoweroftheheart.Throughthispromotionofarts,wecanbetterunderstandthatthecultureandcivilizationofotherpeopleinthiseraofinstabilityandintolerance,weneedtopromotebetterunderstandingthroughthepowerofmusic.NowtheUNSecretaryJournalsaidweneedmoremusic,andIthinkheisright.Musicandartshavealwaysplayedakeyroleinmylifeinbuildingrelationships,replacingwhatoncewastheignorance-fearinghatredwithacceptance,friendshipsandevenlove.SoIhaveastrongkeensinpromotingmisicbetweenculturesbecauseithappenedtomeearlyinlife.That’swhatI’vebeendoingforthepastalmosttwentyyears.AndittookmealongtimeandIamstilllearning.Buttosomepoint,Inotonlybegantobeabletoappreciatethemusic,butalsoIstartedtobeabletocontributetoitandcreatemyownfreshspinsonthetryoftruth.AndIthinkthishappenstoeveryone,really,whoisontheoutsidelookingin,italwayslooksstrange.Ifyoulookatthingsfromyourperspective,youwillalwaysthinkthesepeopleareweridoes(古怪的人).What’swrongwiththem?Sotoday,what’smycalledaction?Iwanttohelptoproveandpromoteculturesexchangebetweentheeastandthewest.IthinkI’vemadethatclear.Buthow?Ithinkyoucanallbeapopsinger.That’stheanswer.(Iamjustkidding,unlessthat’sreallywhatyouwanttodo.)Mycalledactionistobuildandprotectthatroommate-relationshipbetweentheeastandthewest.Valuethisrelationshipandtakeownershipofit.Don’tcometoOxfordasanexchangestudentfromTaiwanandonlyhangoutwithotherChinesestudents.Whywouldyoudothat?YoucoulddothatbackinWuhanorNanjingorwhereveryoucamefrom.Tensongswererecommendeda.邓丽君《月亮代表我的心》b.蔡琴《被遗忘的时光》c.崔健《一块红布》d.王菲《我愿意》e.庾澄庆《靠近》f.张惠妹《Badboy》g.陶喆《沙滩》h.周杰伦《东风破》i.MissKo《Slide》j.方大同《BB88》