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Archive for August 3rd, 2008

China premier shows up during Chinese practice

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
by John

China Premier Wen Jiabao came to inspect Wukesong indoor stadium on Sunday, August 3rd, and Yao Ming and the Chinese national team happened to be training.

At the end of his visit, Yao Ming gave the premier with an autographed basketball with all the players’signatures on it.

Click here for more photos from the visit, including the Premier attempting a layup!

Posted in 2008 Beijing Olympics

Translated interview with Yao

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
by John

Raymond has translated in the forum an interview of Yao Ming that appeared in China’s Titan Sports publication, with the interview conducted by Houston Chronicle writer Fran Blinebury. That’s an interesting convergence: An American writer interviewing Yao Ming in English for a Chinese publication, with Raymond translating back to Chinese.

Click here for the translated article. It’s quite good.

Similary, here’s a sepearte interview of Yao that Blinebury conducted for the Chronicle.

Posted in 2008 Beijing Olympics, *Interviews with Yao