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A Chinese basketball star and national team player was caught up in criticism for signing an advertising contract with Adidas, and was even disciplined by his team.
This is because Adidas said it would not use Xinjiang cotton for human rights reasons.
Even the player from Xinjiang has been criticized.
Correspondent Lee Hae-in from Beijing covered the story.
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Hu Mingxian of China’s national basketball team.
Last May, he led his team to the league championship and received the finals MVP.
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“For me, who is still young, this MVP comes to me more heavily.”
However, he did not play in the first game of the season, which started yesterday.
It’s because of the Adidas advertisement that I signed with last month.
When he assumed the role of an Adidas model who decided not to wear Xinjiang cotton, Chinese netizens lashed out and demanded disciplinary action from his team.
He was also criticized for being from Xinjiang, and his prize money was cut by 20%.
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“I think this discipline is too light. We need to cut 50% of our salary.”
The team also made a new rule that if they sign an advertising contract with a foreign brand without the team’s consent, their annual salary will be cut by 50% and they will be suspended from participating in 15 games.
China’s patriotism, the so-called ‘red wave’, has also hit the sports world.
The craze for ‘Jang Jin-ho’, a patriotic film about fighting against the United States in the Korean War, is also strong.
It was released during the National Day holiday, and in 13 days, 87 million people watched it and earned 720 billion won in profits.
It is known that the party level is encouraging party members and students to watch.
Videos of people saluting at the theater and eating frozen potatoes to feel the pain of a war hero are being uploaded on social media.
A journalist was arrested for defaming the heroes of the film after posting a critique of the film “glorifying war”.
In the frenzy of patriotism, idol stars give their fans a quiz about the history of the Communist Party.
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“What was the Chinese Communist Party emblem made of? A) sickle and hammer”
The Chinese authorities are strengthening internal gatherings in the US-China conflict, but there are also criticisms that it has gone too far.
This is Lee Hae-in from MBC News in Beijing.
Video coverage and editing: Farewell (Beijing)
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