Visions of China: Ten Songs About China. Ronald Reagan Arrives in China For A Six Day Visit, The First Visit By An American President Since Richard Nixon in 1972. This Day in History, 26/04/1984.

1.  Japan ‘Visions of China’

(from the album Tin Drum, 1981).

2.  The Ramones ‘Chinese Rock’

(from the album End of the Century, 1980).

3.  David Bowie ‘China Girl’

(from the album Let’s Dance, 1983).

4.  Tori Amos ‘China’

(from the album Little Earthquakes, 1992).

5.  Gorrilaz ‘Hong Kong’

(from the album D-Sides, 2007).

6.  Coldplay ‘Princess of China’

(from the album Mylo Xyloto, 2011).

7.  Blur ‘Chinese Bombs’

(from the album Blur, 1997).

8.  John Cale ‘Chinese Envoy’

(from the album Music For A New Society, 1982).

9.  Ed Harcourt ‘Shanghai’

(from the album Here Be Monsters, 2001).

10.  Julian Cope ‘China Doll’

(from the album My Nation Underground, 1988).

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