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China kicks off the Asian Games with no fireworks and a parade of global leaders
Asia’s version of the Olympics kicked off with dazzling light shows, an esports debut, and a slew of top dignitaries in attendance. Xi courted top Syrian and South Korean officials amid the fanfare, but his government also raised fresh tensions in its border dispute with India.
This week on TikTok: Typhoon hits Beijing, China’s internet restrictions, and pickleball
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This week in video: Knife attack kills six, the new faces of Prada, and American-Chinese food in Beijing
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An African in China brings global sports to Africa — Q&A with Lloyd Randall
He moved from civil war torn Sierra Leone to Beijing where he graduated with degrees in IT and management. Now he’s the face of one of the biggest sports TV broadcasters in Africa, and it’s a Chinese company.
Lionel Messi gets overwhelming welcome in China for match on Xi’s birthday
The Argentinian soccer superstar was greeted with roaring adulation when he touched down in Beijing on Saturday. Messi and his national team will play a friendly match against Australia on Xi Jinping’s 70th birthday.
Bonding on the wall: How climbing became a favorite hobby among queer women in China
Indoor climbing has exploded in popularity among young professionals in China, especially among women and LGBTQ communities. We asked two queer women to share their experiences on and off the wall.
This week on TikTok: Xinjiang’s basketball struggles and North Korea’s tumultuous relationship with China
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Hong Kong sports bodies told to include ‘China’ in names
Hong Kong’s Olympic Committee has told its member associations to include “China” in their official names or risk having funding pulled.
2022: The year of sport in China
COVID-19 was the gold medallist in sport in China last year, with the Winter Olympics taking place in a “closed-loop” bubble and most other international events canceled. But it was a good year for China’s female athletes.
Diamond League track and field series set to make China return
Meanwhile, English Premier League soccer team Wolverhampton Wanderers is seeking fresh investment as the debts of its Chinese owner continue to mount.
Will skintight leggings trend outlast China’s body-shaming critics?
It’s been more than five years since Canadian athleisure brand Lululemon, known for its yoga pants, entered the Chinese market. But one specific product — workout leggings — never took off until this summer…alongside the rise of an alternative sport.
‘Frisbee warrior’ — Phrase of the Week
A COVID-zero world has driven Chinese people to explore their outdoorsy side. Now Ultimate Frisbee has taken the nation by storm, and there’s a new phrase to describe disc-throwing fanatics.
Eileen Gu angers Chinese fans with ‘unpatriotic’ farewell message and video showing her flying private
Eileen Gu caught flak in the U.S. for representing China at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Now some Chinese social media users are criticizing her for returning to the U.S.
Viktor Ahn, the South Korea–born coach of Chinese speed skaters, apologizes for his wife’s Taiwan gaffe
Given the long-standing rivalry between China and South Korea, Viktor Ahn, who was hired as a technical adviser for the Chinese national short-track team in the lead-up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was a rare South Korean celebrity who enjoyed near unanimous love from Chinese internet users. But no longer.
China Women’s Asian Cup victory sets off impassioned calls for equal pay and end to sexist coverage
The Chinese women’s national soccer team is a consistent top performer and a fan favorite, but they earn much less than the men’s team which is famous mostly for losing.
The rise of Chinese athleisure wear: Junyi raises millions to take on the world
Junyi, a Chinese cross-border sports retailer, recently bagged over $15 million in a funding round. Its subsidiary, Baleaf, is an athleisure company with zero indicators that it is a Chinese brand.
China’s Cultural Crackdowns: A guide
From classrooms to phone screens to celebrity idols, the Chinese government is tightening its control over Chinese society. As culture reaches a new level of strategic importance, The China Project takes stock of the disparate changes to society in the past few years.
WTA suspends matches in China, calls for transparent investigation into Peng Shuai allegations
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has become the first global sporting organization to say ‘no’ to the Chinese government, suspending all matches in the country and calling for champion Peng Shuai’s freedom and for her #MeToo allegations to be investigated.
Editor’s note for Friday, November 19, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The Women’s Tennis Association threatens to pull out of China if Peng Shuai’s safety is not assured and her sexual assault accusation is not taken seriously; a prominent virologist changes his mind about the COVID-19 “lab leak” theory, now concludes the virus began to spread at Wuhan’s Huanan Seafood Market; U.S. intelligence claims that China is seeking to build a military facility in the United Arab Emirates; Lithuania allows Taiwan to open a de facto embassy, incurring Beijing’s wrath.
Editor’s note for Thursday, November 18, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The Women’s Tennis Association continues its support of Peng Shuai amid her apparent disappearance; the CCP’s third “historical resolution” means a more assertive and paranoid China.