China Buddhism and Basketball: The Dai Monks of Yunnan April 11, 2017 0 Written by Roger Casas. While not enjoying the popularity of other sites in Yunnan Province such as Lijiang or Dali, Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) is today a…
China Soccer Observatory Xi Jinping’s Football Dream and the Nightmare Scenario April 10, 2017 0 Written by Alan Bairner. It is generally accepted, although seldom properly evidenced, that successful national sports teams play a significant role in forging national solidarity.…
China Soccer Observatory Is China on a collision course with world football’s governing body? February 14, 2017 1 Written by Simon Chadwick. Trent Sainsbury may not realise it, but he recently became the epicentre of a seismic shift in global football governance. The…
China Soccer Observatory The Chinese Super League: A Footballing Vanity Project on Steroids January 6, 2017 0 Written by David Prentice. Founded in 2004, the Chinese Super League consists of 16 teams; Guizhou Zhicheng, Liaoning F.C., Jiangsu Suning, Beijing Guo’an, and Guangzhou…
China International Sporting Mega-Events in China since the 1980s November 23, 2016 0 Written by Marcus P. Chu. Any international sporting mega-event refers to a games in which numbers of athletes from at least two countries participate. Given that…
China E-sports in China: History, Issues and Challenges. November 10, 2016 1 Written by Lu Zhouxiang. E-sports refers to competitive tournaments of video games among mainly professional gamers. A 2015 research report produced by games market research…
China Soft Power, East Asian Sport and the Delayed ‘Neo-Wilsonian’ Renaissance. November 9, 2016 0 Written by James Mangan. … the Triple East Asian Olympic Games … are the precursors of Asian mega events to come: sooner rather than later.…
China China’s Depoliticisation of Sport May Make a U-Turn. November 8, 2016 0 Written by Ping Wu. When Fancy Bears hackers started publishing the names and medical records of athletes granted Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) by the World Anti-Doping…
China Soccer Observatory Xi Jinping’s vision for Chinese football November 7, 2016 2 Written by Simon Chadwick. It is now two years since President Xi Jinping announced his vision for the Chinese sports industry: to create a domestic…
China Soccer Observatory Can China’s Super League help spur its global ambitions? March 12, 2016 0 Written by Simon Chadwick. Imported stars signed for large transfer fees and paid hugely inflated wages; high hopes of success for domestic clubs competing in…
