China China’s awkward embrace of naturalised football players April 9, 2019 1 Written by Tobias Zuser. When looking at the team rosters of the recent World Cup and Asian Cup squads, it appears that the naturalisation of…
China Paolo Rossi and all that: Reflections on the origins of football fandom in China April 8, 2019 0 Written by Kaixiao Jiang and Alan Bairner. Chinese football fans’ interest in other nations’ football teams was formed earlier than their support for the Chinese…
Asia Replaying history, or why the Philippines should participate in the Commonwealth Games February 20, 2019 0 Written by Lou Antolihao. In what appeared to be the most controversial event in the recent 2018 Commonwealth Games, video replays confirmed England sprinter Zharnel…
China Post-Peace Prize, Norway and China swap human rights for Olympic medals December 20, 2018 1 By Colin Peebles Christensen. After Norway’s Nobel Committee awarded the 2010 Peace Prize to democracy activist Liu Xiaobo, the country’s relationship with China turned glacial.…
China Women’s football in China: Bend it like Sun Wen? May 21, 2018 0 Written by Kayleigh Renberg-Fawcett. At the time of writing, general attitudes toward Chinese football inside China itself are far from positive. China, a country of…
Japan Sport under Japanese Colonialism: Korean Representation April 10, 2018 0 Written by Stefan Huebner. The recent Winter Olympics in PyeongChang not only exemplified world class performances in sport, but also highlighted the continuing separation of the Korean nation.…
China The development of football in China under Xi Jinping April 5, 2018 0 Written by Tien-Chin Tan and Alan Bairner. Why does Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), emphasise the importance of football…
Pacific Islands Far from unusual: Pita Taufatofua and Pacific sport March 14, 2018 0 Written by C. Richard King. The thought of athletes from tropical nations participating in the Winter Olympics strikes many Westerners as incongruous, even laughable. Accordingly,…
Sport East Asian Olympic Dreams March 13, 2018 0 Written by Jung Woo Lee. The wave of the Olympic movement is prevailing in East Asia. The Winter Olympic cauldron has just been extinguished in…
North Korea The 2018 Olympics and Northeast Asian Emotions March 13, 2018 0 Written by Younghan Cho. In the next decade, three consecutive Olympics will take place in East Asia, respectively in PyeongChang (2018), Tokyo (2020), and Beijing-Zhangjiakou…
