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They are certainly kicking a lot of countries ass in terms of winning gold metals. When chinese didn't have the will or money to train their athletes, the West called them "sick man of Asia". Now they are kicking ass, then they are being accused of kidnapping children. I agree that their system needs to be improved. But I think it's pretty ignorant and inaccurate to accuse them of kidnapping. The children only need to underperform for a short while if they are unwilling and they will soon be sent back to their families. (Which is a real probelm: the athletes at the top earn all the fame and money, and thousands of others just wasted their lives training and getting nothing). But saying that they kidnap is ridiculous.


So if the local Party official came to your house and said 'we're taking your child to athletic school, aren't you happy!' what would you call it?

I suppose you could whisper in the child's ear 'remember to under perform when you want to come back'.

Now that is ridiculous.




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