I think we can trust Andrew Hunter to stick to animal rights issues, but Kochie had better watch what he tweets...
NBA in no-win situation as single tweet sparks China furore
The NBA finds itself caught between two cultures, after a tweet about Hong Kong protests sparked criticism from China that threatens the US basketball league's expansion efforts in its most important international market.
The controversy erupted after Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets, one of the most popular US basketball teams in China, appeared to support Hong Kong demonstrators in a tweet late on Friday. While the message was deleted and both Morey and the National Basketball Association tried to distance themselves from it, the damage reverberated across both China and the US.
For the Chinese, the incident is seen as the latest example of a Western organisation challenging the nation's sovereignty over its territory. In the US, meanwhile, the NBA's response was met with scorching bipartisan criticism from politicians including Senator Ted Cruz. The situation puts the league at risk of either offending fans in its biggest international market, or exposing itself to charges of kow-towing to China at the expense of American values.
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NBA in no-win situation as single tweet sparks China furore
The NBA finds itself caught between two cultures, after a tweet about Hong Kong protests sparked criticism from China that threatens the US basketball league's expansion efforts in its most important international market.
The controversy erupted after Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets, one of the most popular US basketball teams in China, appeared to support Hong Kong demonstrators in a tweet late on Friday. While the message was deleted and both Morey and the National Basketball Association tried to distance themselves from it, the damage reverberated across both China and the US.
For the Chinese, the incident is seen as the latest example of a Western organisation challenging the nation's sovereignty over its territory. In the US, meanwhile, the NBA's response was met with scorching bipartisan criticism from politicians including Senator Ted Cruz. The situation puts the league at risk of either offending fans in its biggest international market, or exposing itself to charges of kow-towing to China at the expense of American values.
NBA in no-win situation as single tweet sparks China furore
One tweet about the Hong Kong protests has sparked criticism from China that threatens the NBA's expansion efforts in its most important international market.
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