主题：“英雄儿女”潜伏“上甘岭” -- 大龙猫

At the White House state dinner in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao on January 19, 2011, Lang Lang played the theme song to the Korean War movie Battle on Shangganling Mountain called My Motherland.[26] Although the tune is popular and has lost much of its political and historical significance in China,[27] one of the lyric lines "we deal with wolves with guns" has been described as a direct reference to the United States.[28] The event was interpreted by Chinese dissidents, Chinese nationalists and US conservative media as a direct attempt to humiliate the United States.[29][30][31]

In response to the controversy Lang Lang denied that he intended to insult the United States.[32] Lang later released a statement stating that he "selected this song because it has been a favorite of mine since I was a child. It was selected for no other reason but for the beauty of its melody."[29][32] White House spokesperson Tommy Vietor also responded by saying My Motherland 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."[29][32]