Progress due to Sino -US trade negotiations?Tencent restores the NBA event

Although the Mo Lei incident caused the officials and some merchants to condemn and resist the NBA, mainland fans' support for NBA was still very enthusiastic. Last week, both NBA events in Shanghai and Shenzhen were full.(Reuters)

Interviewed scholars believe that Tencent continues to broadcast NBA in line with the positive atmosphere of Sino -US trade negotiations, and also responds to some public opinion's call for rational treatment of NBA storms.However, Tencent's decision still triggered many Chinese netizens in mainland China, saying that this move was suspected of being self -facing.

The latest round of trade negotiations in China and the United States has just achieved staged results. The dispute between China and the United States around the United States Professional Basketball League (NBA) immediately signs signs of ease.Last Tuesday (October 8), Tencent, the Chinese Internet giant, which has just announced the suspension of the NBA China competition, has broadcast two NBA events yesterday morning.

Mo Lei, the general manager of the NBA Houston Rockets, released on the 5th of this month, and stood with Hong Kong to burn a political storm.Three days after Tencent Sports announced the suspension of the NBA preseason Chinese play, and said that we were seriously angry and resolutely resisted Hellip; Hellip; although sports have no national borders, we are more patriotic than everything.We are firmly opposed to any words and deeds that are related to the interests of the country.

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After a lapse of six days, Tencent Sports successively broadcast two games against the Chicago Bulls of Toronto and Toronto Tyrannosaurus's two games against the Chicago Bulls and Tel Aviv Makabi.Although these two events do not belong to the Chinese competition, many fans are still quite surprised that Tencent has continued to broadcast the game shortly after the tough stand.

Tencent Sports website shows that there will be many live broadcasts of the previous NBA season in the next few days.Last week, China Central Television Sports Channel, which also announced the suspension of the NBA preseason, has not resumed the broadcast.

Li Mingjiang, an associate professor at the Nanyang University of Science and Technology of Nanyang University of Technology, accepted an analysis of the joint morning newspaper interview. Tencent continued the NBA broadcast on the one hand from economic considerations, and on the other hand, it also conforms to public opinion.He believes that Mo Lei has clarified the remarks, and the negative impression of Chinese folk has gradually disappeared; at this time, many public opinion believes that there is no need to suppress and sanction the entire NBA because of the improper remarks of one or two high -levels. Tencent may have captured it.Such a transformation of public opinion.

In the past week, although the mainland officials and some merchants condemned and resisted the NBA, mainland fans' support for the NBA was still very enthusiastic. Last week, both NBA events in Shanghai and Shenzhen were full.

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On the one hand, Tencent's continued NBA broadcast is from economic considerations, and on the other hand, it is in line with public opinion.Mo Lei has clarified the remarks, and the negative impression of Chinese people has gradually disappeared; at this time, many public opinion believes that there is no need to suppress and sanction the entire NBA because of the improper speech of one or two high -levels. Tencent may have captured such public opinion.change.

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Recently, public opinion has also opposed the sound of fully blocked the NBA. Like the official media Global Times editor -in -chief Hu Xijin, a few days ago, it was said that some important platforms suspended the broadcast of the NBA season preseason.Become a trend.

Li Mingjiang pointed out that another reason why Tencent continued to broadcast the NBA event may be that China and the United States have made positive progress in the latest round of negotiations on Saturday (12th).In this context, the positive atmosphere of Sino -US exchanges, including the NBA broadcast, is also conducive to the next negotiations and cooperation.

Some analysts pointed out that last week, China ’s large -scale commercial blockade effect on the NBA was like sanctions. Whether the NBA can continue to survive in the Chinese market has actually become one of the bargaining chips in China in trade negotiations.

Although there are fans cheering, it has also caused many mainland netizens to vomit, thinking that this move is on their faces.One netizen talked on Weibo: It seems that he just loves the country briefly; the other person dissatisfied: (Tencent) The previous Zhen Zhen was words, but today he deeply face the Chinese. Is there a time limit for patriotism?

Li Mingjiang analyzed that, in view of the nationalist emotions of the people, Tencent was expected at this time.But he believes that many people may not have any objections about Tencent's approach, but the motivation for supporting publicity will not be stronger than critics.

Geng Shuang, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was asked if the Chinese government supported Tencent's normal broadcast NBA at a regular press conference yesterday.However, he emphasized that sports exchanges play an active role in promoting friendship between China and the United States and promoting relations between the two countries. An important prerequisite for the development of exchanges and cooperation in China, the United States, or the other parts of the world is mutual respect.

(Reporter is Lianhe Morning News Beijing Special Commissioner)