Liu Huan
Liu Huan was a Chinese singer and songwriter. He was one of China's modern era pioneers in pop music. He combined his music career with teaching the history of Western music at the Beijing University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.
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Sep 29, 2026
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The renowned Chinese singer and songwriter, voice of the 2008 Beijing Olympic theme song, died in Shanghai at 63, prompting nationwide mourning.
Pragmatists read the outpouring as a rare moment of uncontested national sentiment, a soft-power artifact from an era when China projected openness rather than confrontation.