Usher sang in Chinese, briefly, during his China debut concert Saturday in Beijing. The R&B superstar sang one of Asian pop sensation Wang Lihong's songs in Chinese, and the two also collaborated on Usher's number one hit OMG.

''I wanted to make a great impression, so I wanted to do something very special,'' Usher said. ''After hearing (Wang's) music, I wanted to collaborate with him.'' The American recording artist said he went to China because he knew there is an audience there for him. He arrived in Beijing from Manila. He also said he discovered that while audiences in the United States sing along as loudly as they can, a crowd in Asia can be more quiet out of respect for the singer.

Usher's is the first big foreign concert tour to perform in China this year. Next month he will be releasing eight new songs on a new disc, Versus, which will also be released on a special deluxe version of Raymond V Raymond, which was released in March.