Spoofing patriotic songs leaves many crying foul

A viral video of an amateur comedy performance set to accompany a well-known revolutionary song has reignited criticism - including from the composer's descendants - over what some consider "disrespectful" use of the tune.

Footage posted to video-sharing website Bilibili on Thursday shows four men and eight women lip-syncing the words to the Yellow River Cantata while shaking their heads and making exaggerated arm and leg movements.

It is unclear when and where it was recorded, but Chinese media have reported the performance was at a company's annual meeting. The video, which has since been deleted, was titled "Psychiatric Hospital Choir's Interpretation of Yellow River Cantata".