Chinese athletes won medals, and friendship from the world

Despite COVID, athletes stand up tall in Tokyo [SHINE]
Despite COVID, athletes stand up tall in Tokyo [SHINE]
SHINE | 12-Aug-2021

The Tokyo Olympics ends this weekend. Although it has been shadowed by the ongoing pandemic, Chinese athletes have grabbed their chance to make history at the games. What they have won are not only medals, but also friendship from the world. US gymnast Simone Biles congratulates China’s Guan Chenchen after Guan clinched gold in the women’s balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympics on August 3. Continue reading “Chinese athletes won medals, and friendship from the world”

How Western media politicized China’s Olympic success, and why

How Western media politicized China's Olympic success [SHINE]
How Western media politicized China’s Olympic success [SHINE]
SHINE | 11-Aug-2021 | By Andy Boreham

Wow, the Tokyo Olympics is over, so today I’ll take a look at some dodgy Western mainstream media’s takes on China’s performance at Tokyo 2020. Tokyo 2020 was seen, for many, as symbolic of the battle between China and the United States. That led to some interesting displays from Western mainstream media which aimed to either paint China’s success as nefarious, downplay its success, or both. Continue reading “How Western media politicized China’s Olympic success, and why”