The NY Post ran this article about the tour of China the Georgetown basketball team has been on:
http://www.nypost.com./p/sports/college/basketball/georgetown_basketball_players_brawl_xzUWDUAfDbWbAdu4UCjobK
I've been trying to think of what I could add editorially, but I can't think of a thing. The story is perfect as is, especially Joe Biden's press secretary's statement:
"The team's two-week visit to China reflects an ongoing push to expand people-to-people exchanges between our two countries, as well as an effort to strengthen the US-China relationship through sport."
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Thanks for posting that John.
Although our reaction is to see it as an amusing geo-political allegory, I wouldn't be surprised if there is another dimension to the incident.
http://www.thechinaexpat.com/racism-in-china/
G
G --
Thanks, interesting article.
I wouldn't discount the 28 fouls the American team committed (vs. 11 for the Chinese) as a cause either though.
You win on Occam's razor.
G
PS Next time we'd better send synchronised swimmers.
G --
Who knows, maybe they're just mad because they know we're going to pay back our debt with inflated dollars down the road.
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