Back To The Future by Chow Chung-yan

Opinion: Why a kick in the teeth is good for Chinese kung fu

When mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong beat ‘thunder master’ Wei Lei in a Sichuan duel it was not tai chi he was thrashing – but its corrupted form

Chow Chung-yan

Published: 12:00pm, 6 May, 2017

Updated: 3:44pm, 28 Jun, 2017

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Chow Chung-yan joined the Post in 1998. Over the past two decades he has risen through the ranks to the role of Executive Editor via the City, China and Business desks. He oversees the newsroom’s day-to-day operations, managing the website and print publications and also supervising the Post's China and US coverage.