Archery has a long history in China. It was listed as one of the Six Noble Arts during the time of the Zhou Dynasty (1146 to 256 B.C.). Philosophers like Confucius and Lao Zi are known to have been skilled in archery. In the 17th century during the Ming Dynasty, the practice came to be ...
Taking into account the Chinese regime’s brutal treatment of the Uyghur ethnic minority in Xinjiang, a resolution was passed by the European Parliament condemning the detention of thousands of ethnic Uyghurs and Kazakhs in political “re-education camps” based on predictive policing. Condemnation of the persecution of Xinjiang minorities “[Parliament] urges the Chinese Government to put an ...
FIFA recently announced that it will be conducting the 2021 Club World Cup in China. The event will feature 24 of the best football clubs from across the globe and will be held in the months of June and July. Several human rights organizations have criticized FIFA’s decision to organize the event in a country ...
After the NBA decided to mute all mention of the Hong Kong protests to avoid angering the Chinese government, the fans seem to have decided to take matters into their own hands, as many of them have been sporting pro-Hong Kong shirts at games. An NBA team manager, Daryl Morey, had earlier tweeted in support ...
On October 10, the NBA preseason China Game in Shanghai Stadium was targeted for a “Boycott the NBA” campaign initiated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the mainland network. However, fans ignored the boycott to support NBA games in China. The end result was that the venue for the event, the Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Cultural ...
Peter Norman is an Australian athlete who won the silver medal in the 200 meters event at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. He is famous for participating in a silent protest with his fellow black athletes during the medal ceremony, questioning the prejudiced treatment of African-Americans. Recently, the government honored him by installing his bronze ...
After the general manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, tweeted in support of Hong Kong, there was a huge backlash against the NBA in China. Rather than stir things up further and risk damaging business prospects, the NBA decided to play it safe and is abstaining from directly criticizing the Chinese communist government. However, ...
A week back, the general manager of the NBA Houston Rockets team, Daryl Morey, posted a tweet in which he extended support for the protestors in Hong Kong. Shortly thereafter, he deleted the tweet and apologized for it as China took strict steps against the team. The NBA is running scared of losing revenue from ...
China’s long history and rich culture have gifted the country with a wide variety of entertaining games. Some of these traditional Chinese games are still popular and continue to entertain children and adults alike. Popular traditional Chinese games Flying kites has been one of the favorite pastimes for the people of China over the centuries. ...
This week, Michelle Liu, a 12-year-old Chinese girl from Vancouver, Canada, participated in the Canadian Pacific (CP) Women’s Open and became the youngest player ever to participate. Previously, Michelle won two championships in the Junior Golf World Championship. Twelve-year-old Liu said that this will be the first time she has participated in a professional competition. ...
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