China Eyes Soft Power Growth with Major Snooker Win
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China eyes soft power growth with major snooker win
A Chinese player won the World Snooker Championship for the second year in a row, a win for Beijing as it looks to consolidate its soft power on the global stage. Wu Yize became the tournament’s second-youngest winner in a competition traditionally dominated by Europeans. The victory confirms China’s growing status in the sport and comes as Beijing looks to build up its global standing just as the US withdraws internationally, the Financial Time…
In China, the victory of young Wu Yize at the World Snooker Championship exceeds the only sporting feat. For Beijing, she also feeds a story of cultural and sporting power.
As I write these lines, the Snooker World Championship is at its peak in Sheffield, where 22-year-old Wu Yize faces British Shaun Murphy for...
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