https://www.scmp.com/rss/327911/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China’s aspirations are now truly global, reaching heights that were once the preserve of Europe and Latin America. In 2015, President Xi Jinping declared that near the time the country would be achieving its second centenary goal – 2049 – it will also be hosting, and winning, a World Cup. Slogans even appeared across the country celebrating the Xi style of winning. Despite all of this, the People’s Republic of China is missing from the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia in a big way: the Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2154827/be-patient-world-cup-fans-china-still-playing-long-game-host?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2154827/be-patient-world-cup-fans-china-still-playing-long-game-host?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Jul 2018 07:01:10 +0000