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RSS FeedsThe Guardian view on China and basketball: power games | Editorial
(The Guardian China)

 
 

10 october 2019 19:56:29

 
The Guardian view on China and basketball: power games | Editorial
(The Guardian China)
 


A boycott sparked by comments on Hong Kong´s protests has highlighted how China is exporting its controls on speech by economic meansSport is a serious business. Ping-pong diplomacy sped US detente with China; Richard Nixon followed the path of American table tennis players. Now some joke that basketball could yet spell the end for bilateral relations, as Beijing seeks to punish the NBA over comments on the protests in Hong Kong and US politicians hit back at the league´s attempts to appease.China´s use of economic power for political purposes has rarely been quite so visible. It began when the general manager of the Houston Rockets sent a tweet including the words `Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong` - where authorities are cracking down harder than ever on the four-month anti-government movement and violence is growing. The team´s Chinese sponsors and partners cut ties. Matters soon spiralled. Continue reading...


 
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