2022 Olympic Winter Games Beijing
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As someone whose parents live nearby, I'm pretty happy with the location. Shougang steel mill was the biggest local employer before its closure. People went along with the closure, but some compensation from the municipal government was due. Now the steel mill is receiving national and international attention and hopefully we can leverage this. The local economy needs it as the new Universal Studios Resorts will likely have a major negative impact on an amusement park nearby. Remember even in China a lot of politics is local.
Also the area is gorgeous. I used to make weekly visit to the public park leading up to the steel mill compound whenever I'm in China and the view during a sunny day has always been stunning.
Also the area is gorgeous. I used to make weekly visit to the public park leading up to the steel mill compound whenever I'm in China and the view during a sunny day has always been stunning.
Says who skiiing facilities have to be built in mountains? If this ski jump was built in a mountain, it would be much further away from the city center, making it less accessible for its potential users after the Winter Games. The current location is already a tourists attraction. The ski jump fits into it just fine.
Aesthetics is very subjective. The cooling towers look awesome with kids flying high in front of them. It gives me the postindustrialism impression which depicts Beijing perfectly.
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They still crying ab it?
People are trying to paint Nathan Chen as the poor son of middle class parents who gave up everything for him to skate, while Eileen Gu is the super privileged scion of ultra elite see see pee politicians who bought her way to success.
Actually, Nathan Chen's family is ridiculously rich. , was a senior member of multiple pharmaceutical companies in the past and is personally worth millions minimum. Note that it is This guy is very damn good at hiding his money and identity, I wonder why.
Make no mistake, Nate is even more of an ultra elite capitalist benefactor than Eileen is and he's so rich he doesn't even need high profile sponsorships, that's how loaded he is.
fk multinational theme parks, keep 欢乐谷
A lot of us are happy being Nathan Chen until some meathead started tapping to a throne of Chinese skulls on National tv.
Why do you always seem to put premium what those retards think over what the Chinese people's own OPINION WHERE IT MATTERS MOST. The Olympics were not made to please and placate us in the west; it’s been done to showcase China and encourage Chinese people participation into winter sports.
What WE THINK here that are living in western or stuck in Western countries are irrelevant period.
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But that's now how Nathan Chen being portrayed in the Western media.
Chinese soft-power right there. Anglos are going ape-shit, I love it.
I consider that a win. Roman Empire and British Empire died because their delusion was beyond compare. If they consistently underestimate China, that is only to their detriment and China's benefit. The more deluded they are, the more likely they will make mistakes. China doesn't need their respect, it just need to be respected enough that they won't invade us or start a war with us, China continue to grow grow grow until they have no choice but to learn mandarin.
I agree, American political discourse is all about "Identity politics" and "Culture wars" because that keeps the domestic public busy with trivial shit while the corrupt politicians and their corporate donors run out the back door with the spoils. Even worse with 24/7 news media, they have to generate content to get views, which means sensationalism is all but guaranteed. Taking a tiny grain of truth, then stretching it to fit the daily "Culture War" or "Identity politics" narrative is how American politicans can get away with doing little, but appearing to be "tough" and "decisive" with their constituents. American politics and media is a sick joke.