This song was co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie around the time of Low and originally appeared on Iggy Pop’s 1977 album, “The Idiot”, which David Bowie produced and played on. According to the China Girl Songfacts, the singer is warning the China Girl that he will destroy her culture by imparting Western values of materialism and superficial beauty.

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