Sun Yang backlash: have China’s online ‘50-cent gang’ trolls turned on former king?
Chinese trolls and social media users, who largely supported Sun even after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling in February, now seem to be abandoning him
The sudden switch, after the CAS released the full report, begs the question: why now?
Patrick Blennerhassett is an award-winning Canadian journalist and four-time published author. He is a Jack Webster Fellowship winner and a British Columbia bestselling novelist. He has covered sport for the Post since 2018.