After US-China Basketball Fracas in Beijing

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1、AfterU.S.-ChinaBasketballFracasinBeijing,theSoundofSilenceTheWallStreetJournalAug.19,2011OutbreaksofviolenceduringinternationalbasketballgamesinvolvingChineseplayerstypicallysendChina'svibrantsportsmediarushingtooutdoeachotherwithonefrothycommentaryafteranother.Notsowiththelatestdust-up.A'goodwi

2、ll'contestattheBeijingOlympicBasketballStadiumbetweentheShanghaiBayiRocketsoftheChineseBasketballAssociationandtheGeorgetownUniversityHoyasendedabruptlyThursdaynightafterafightbrokeoutinthefourthquarter.Benchescleared.Puncheswerethrown.Chairsflewthrewtheairathighvelocity.TheGeorgetownplayerseven

3、tuallywalkedoffthecourtunderastormofboosandthrownwaterbottles.Thehardcourtmeleefollowsasimilarbenches-clearingbrawllastyearintheChinesecityofXuchangbetweentheChineseandBraziliannationalteamsthatcapturedworldwideattentionandledtospiriteddebateamongChinesesportscommentators--anumberofwhomdefendedt

4、heChineseteam'srighttofight.Chinesemediahavebeennoticeablytamerthistimearound,recountingeventssofarwithoutofferingcommentary.China'sInternetcensorslikewiseappeartobeplayingitsafe.AmateurfootageofthefightpostedtoChinesevideositesThursdaynightwastakendownFriday(thoughcopiesstillremainavailableonYo

5、uTube.Alookattheteamsinvolvedandthecircumstancessurroundingthematchsuggestswhy:-TheBayiRockets,oneofthemostcelebratedteamsintheChineseprofessionalleague,hastiestothePeople'sLiberationArmy(theteam'sname,whichmeans'AugustFirst,'referstothefoundingofthePLAonAugust1,1927).-TheHoyas,whoplaylessthanam

6、ileandahalffromtheWhiteHouseintheVerizonCenter,aretheclosestthingtheU.S.governmenthastoahometeamintheNCAA.-ThefightoccurredduringVicePresidentJoeBiden'svisittoBeijingfortalkswithChineseleadersandcameonenightafterMr.BidenwatchedtheHoyasplayagainstanotherChineseprofessionalteam.Thecauseofthefightw

7、asn'timmediatelyclear,thoughWashingtonPostreporterGeneWang,whowaswatchingthegame,notesthatcontesthadbeenphysicalfromthebeginning,withrefereescalling28foulsonGeorgetownand11onBayibyhalftime.Thetwoteamsweretiedatthetimeofthefi