picture of Chairman Mao overlooking Yao as he carries the olympic torch

Similar to the USSR pushing the Ukraine and a few other chunks of the Soviet empire as "independent countries" with the right to have their own Olympic teams. In other words, a farce.



Impeach Bush.

 

So Ukraine isn't an independent country?

 

The CCP and Chinese Olympic Committee allowed it. Since there is a quota to the number of participants from the same country in any event, if they allow Hong Kong, it doubles the quota and a win is still a Chinese win.
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DARK SHADOW

 

same deal as England, Scotland and Wales participate in World Cup and Commonwealth Games as separate teams.