Editing Accordion (section)

===China===
The number of accordionists in China exceeds every other country in the world, and possibly every country combined. Introduced in 1926, the accordion has risen to popularity in China throughout the years, thanks to Russian teachers and its being a popular instrument in the [[People's Liberation Army]], and remains popular.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accordion History in China |url=http://www.accordions.com/index/his/his_cn.shtml |access-date=22 April 2021 |website=Accordions.com}}</ref>

In the late 20th century, the development of high performance standards for the accordion within China's halls of academe was also influenced by several American virtuosos including [[Robert Davine]], who was invited by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic to present Master Classes and to broaden its national program of music for the accordion in 1984.<ref name="accordions.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.accordions.com/memorials/mem/davine/index.shtml|title=Robert Davine is professor of accordion and theory at the University of Denver|website=www.accordions.com}}</ref><ref name="ksanti.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/essays/davinetribute.html|title=The Classical Free-Reed, Inc.: Robert Davine|website=www.ksanti.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-01-17-8501100096-story.html|title=ACCORDION STRIKES A CHORD OF POPULARITY WITH THE CHINESE|first=Justin Mitchell, Scripps-Howard News|last=Service|website=chicagotribune.com|date=17 January 1985 }}</ref>