When That Day Comes

When That Day Comes (simplified Chinese: 当那一天来临; traditional Chinese: 當那一天來臨; pinyin: Dāng nà yītiān láilín), also translated as As the War Approaches, is a Chinese patriotic song written by the People's Liberation Army General Political Department in 2005, with lyrics written by Wang Xiaoling. The song was created in response to a 2004 order by the Propaganda Department of the General Political Department to bolster the morale of military personnel and is about the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War. The song was inaugurated by the People's Liberation Army on 29 July 2005, in time for the celebrations of the 78th anniversary of the founding of the PLA, at the Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing.

Lyrics

The lyrics of 'When That Day Comes' represents the preparedness of the People's Liberation Army in the case of a potential war and the willingness of soldiers to serve in the defense of China.

Chinese Lyrics

See also

• Dong Fang Hong I
• The East Is Red (1965 film)
• Honglaowai
• Maoism
• "Ode to the Motherland"
• "Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman"
• "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China"