Chinese Sporting Power Couple Issues Rare Rebuke of Ruling Communist Party

Two of China’s most celebrated athletes have denounced the ruling Communist Social gathering, a beautiful display screen for a state utilised to viewing its sporting heroes lavish praise on authorities for their individual successes.

Retired soccer star Hao Haidong and his spouse, former badminton entire world champion Ye Zhaoying—both domestic names in China—appeared on a movie dwell-stream this month to voice aid for a fugitive Chinese businessman’s self-professed marketing campaign to topple the Communist Social gathering.

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