The NBA has faced a backlash from China, followed by one from the US over a perceived compromising of American values. Photo: AFP The NBA has faced a backlash from China, followed by one from the US over a perceived compromising of American values. Photo: AFP
The NBA has faced a backlash from China, followed by one from the US over a perceived compromising of American values. Photo: AFP
China /  Diplomacy

How NBA crisis crystallises US-China culture clash better than the trade war

  • Wrath felt by US basketball over Houston Rockets employee’s tweet exposes pitfalls of doing business in China
  • Incident brings home to Americans the realities of issues such as censorship and the Communist Party’s demands on private companies

Topic |   US-China relations
Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney

Updated: 10:21pm, 10 Oct, 2019

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The NBA has faced a backlash from China, followed by one from the US over a perceived compromising of American values. Photo: AFP The NBA has faced a backlash from China, followed by one from the US over a perceived compromising of American values. Photo: AFP
The NBA has faced a backlash from China, followed by one from the US over a perceived compromising of American values. Photo: AFP
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