Comments on: Dwyane Wade Tweeted Congratulations To Sun Yang (China’s Next Liu Xiang?) http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/dwyane-wade-tweeted-congratulations-to-sun-yang-chinas-next-liu-xiang/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: » Olympics Links: North Korean underdog wins weightlifting, more reactions to opening ceremony, and Sun Yang breathes fire Beijing Cream http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/dwyane-wade-tweeted-congratulations-to-sun-yang-chinas-next-liu-xiang/#comment-26750 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:22:51 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=4280#comment-26750 [...] Chinese netizens think of Sun Yang /* Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on Facebook share via Reddit Share with [...]

]]> By: » Olympics Roundup: Yi Siling wins Games’ first gold, 16-year-old Ye Shiwen’s world-record swim, and women’s basketball upsets Czech Republic Beijing Cream http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/dwyane-wade-tweeted-congratulations-to-sun-yang-chinas-next-liu-xiang/#comment-26380 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:01:14 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=4280#comment-26380 [...] Yang may be receiving congratulatory texts from Dwyane Wade, but Ye Shiwen, reportedly only 16, made one hell of a swim, too. Reports NY Times: “Then, [...]

]]> By: huoop http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/dwyane-wade-tweeted-congratulations-to-sun-yang-chinas-next-liu-xiang/#comment-26099 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 10:35:40 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=4280#comment-26099 Can imagine his speech “Thanks for the medal and I’d like to thank the many thousands of young infants with damaged bodies and parent’s that under face culture will see them as failures – that didn’t get to be on our team”

]]> By: The Tao http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/dwyane-wade-tweeted-congratulations-to-sun-yang-chinas-next-liu-xiang/#comment-26081 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 09:44:37 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=4280#comment-26081 Good point. Everything from Xinhua really should be digested with a healthy dose of skepticism.

]]> By: Jess http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/dwyane-wade-tweeted-congratulations-to-sun-yang-chinas-next-liu-xiang/#comment-26067 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:53:53 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=4280#comment-26067 Is there a non-Chinese source for that “glad it was an Asian who won” quote? I can only find one, but I’m pretty sure that that website took the quote from Xinhua anyway.

Yonhap reports: “I am just disappointed I couldn’t win my second straight title. But I gave all I had and I’d like to congratulate Sun Yang for his win as a fellow Asian.”

(Then again, Yonhap isn’t really much better than Xinhua).

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