China: Athletes / Soldiers

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This post is from our coverage of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China, curated by John Kennedy and sponsored by Reuters. · All posts



Laowiseass noticed Chinese state-run media had applied a troops-athletes metaphor in their report about Olympic victory. The blogger also pointed out that many Chinese regard the soldier-like training of athletes as universal normal practice.

One Response to
“China: Athletes / Soldiers”

  1. zy:
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    That’s rubbish. There are some athletes are current serving in the army force as professional amry personel, but the number is very few.

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