Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee trains for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters
Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee trains for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters
Maria Siow
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

Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee trains for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters
Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee trains for the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters
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