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If the senior leadership of the government really felt this was necessary, put their foot down... of course they'd get their way with Yao Ming....
Ming's not allowed a "no trade" clause under the collective bargaining agreement, sure. But that doesn't mean other agreements (formal or...
Your memory's not bad, I didn't think anyone remembered him. He's not allowed to play on the national team... but he is sticking around in the...
Actually, I just reconsidered... I wonder if Li Yaomin is really orchestrating all of this. I don't really see how he has anything to gain...
Definitely. His club owns Yao's basketball rights. Despite the number of signatures required (reported as 9), the vast majority are totally...
I'm also Chinese, and your interpretation seems very reasonable... up to the point of the most recent report. I think it's time to consider the...
If we get Yao, the rest of the league'll say Ow!
The Sina Lions took the "Taiwan" (or was it Taipei?) out of their name because the Taiwanese politicans complained. They moved to Suzhou (in...
From what I'm hearing, the biggest problem with the "recall clause" for most Houston fans is the sheer uncertainty. You're afraid that the...
Now that I absolutely believe. God knows I've said it myself many times. At the end of the day... Yao Ming *will* be in the NBA next year....
EXACTLY! No one's talking about sending Eddie Griffin to China to play for a year. No one's talking about sending a NBA starter, or even 1st 2...
By your comments, it sounds like you're either not mainland Chinese, or haven't been in China for a while. "Anti-government" messages as you...
Oriental TV owns the Sharks. And that's an interesting article snippet you included. But just to clarify, although Oriental TV might be fully...
Oh, what time zone is Houston? Looks like this already happened, eh? Anyone have a summary for us? And if it hasn't happened yet... a link...
I don't really think financial compensation is the goal, anyways. Again, the team is owned by a company under the Shanghai government. Any...
Link: http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2002-05-23/23276323.shtml From: 'dongfan tiyu ribao', Eastern Sports Daily (probably closely tied to the...
Wow, fascinating read. Thanks for putting in the effort! A few thoughts.. ... first, the above link is in simplified Chinese characters....
In the 'related article', he also bad-mouths all Asian perimeter players as being far too slow. I don't know if he's right, but I do know there...
Idiotic and uninformed. The Chinese government isn't threatening Yao Ming any way, any how. Their constraints so far have been two-fold: -...
Let's just do this... there are several existing places where you can discuss Chinese politics in detail, often with severely dissenting opinions:...
