Reminding people what they would be defending
Last month, Taiwanese speedskater Huang Yu-ting (黃郁婷) was the subject of much controversy when she posted a video on Instagram of herself wearing the uniform of the Chinese speedskating team during a practice session ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Huang was not the only athlete who attracted attention at the Games over questions about national and racial identity. Eileen Gu (谷愛凌) and Zhu Yi (朱易, formerly Beverly Zhu), two American-born athletes who renounced their citizenship to compete for China, were quickly accused of disloyalty by US commentators. Nathan Chen (陳å·...