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Chinese 14-year-old gold medalist who can’t even hear his mother tongue … “Diving machine?” Discussion | Joongang Ilbo | JoongAng Ilbo

Ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2021.08.11 12:07

In an interview with the interviewers immediately after winning the medal, Chinese women’s diving gold medalist Zhong Hong said a disagreeable reply, and it was argued that the athletes were only trained like machines without basic education. There is.

Fang Zhouzi, a well-known Chinese science writer and influencer, posted a part of the interview video of Zhouzi on Twitter on the 8th.

In the video, a Chinese reporter asked Zhongxing, “What kind of personality do you have?” Then, Zenkou re-listened to the reporter’s question as to whether he thought “personality” was another word with a similar pronunciation.

A person nearby explained that Zenkoku was “your attitude in normal times” because he couldn’t understand the question correctly, and Zenkoku continued the interview with a grinning laugh. In response, Fang Zhouzi said, “When I see 14-year-olds not understanding everyday questions, they are sad rather than cute.”

After winning the medal, Zen Beni said, “I want to make a lot of money to treat my mother’s illness.” Fang Zhouzi insisted, “(Zhouzi) was trained as a diving machine without any childhood and basic education. Is there any difference from child laborers?”

The reaction of local internet users is mixed with Fang Zhouzi’s tweet. One internet user accused “a country without human rights treats people like animals,” and another argued that “Human Mandarin uses Cantonese, so I just couldn’t understand Mandarin well.” .. In response, Fang Zhouzi reiterated that “these claims prove that basic education has not been provided.”

In connection with this, the Sun newspaper reported that Communist-sponsored sports officials in China are selecting children through competition and training them ruthlessly.

On the other hand, the issue of privacy invasion was raised due to excessive interest, such as Chinese interviewers, fans, and rubberneckers gathering in front of their homes for Zen Beni, who won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics diving women’s 10m high diving final.

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