Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee trains for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters
Opinion
Opinion
As I see it
by Maria Siow
Beijing Winter Olympics: China doesn’t need foreigners promoting its own culture at the Games
Chinese state media got foreign athletes and dignitaries to speak Mandarin on camera and try activities such as Chinese calligraphy and dumpling-making
Given China’s increasing eagerness to prove its language and culture are of global importance, the stunt gives the impression of an inferiority complex or even misplaced nationalism