Wham! their tour of China, received its world premiere as part of the festivities. For several years after becoming a solo artist, Michael spoke negatively, in public, about his time with Wham, partly because of the negativity of intense media coverage on Ridgeley. Michael complained of the constant pressure he felt, and he claimed that the duo had been mistreated financially. He also spoke disparagingly about some of the videos and songs from the Wham repertoire, especially the video from "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", and the songs from Fantastic. However, his perspective on the era softened somewhat in the
Wham! in China: Foreign Skies to China in April 1985. The second leg in east Asia began with two concerts at the Coliseum indoor arena in Hong Kong and then moved to China where Wham! performed in Beijing (Peking) and Canton on 7 and 10th April. The film shot over two weeks, was then edited over summer and autumn 1985 in London. Anderson called his one-hour and 18 minute film "If You Were There". In the final stages of editing, Anderson was dismissed in October 1985 by Wham!'s management, the editing team quit, and the film was entirely re-edited, renamed and released as "Wham! in