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Mike Pence criticises NBA as 'wholly-owned subsidiary' of China
Source: BBC
Mike Pence criticises NBA as 'wholly-owned subsidiary' of China
25 October 2019
US Vice-President Mike Pence has criticised the US National Basketball Association (NBA) in a speech attacking Chinese diplomatic and trade policies.
He accused both the NBA and the sports firm Nike of "kowtowing" to Beijing and "muzzling" criticism of China.
Hours later, Beijing hit back at Mr Pence, saying the US should "cease expressing irresponsible opinions".
It comes in the wake of a diplomatic row over an NBA team manager's support for anti-Beijing protests in Hong Kong.
In the speech in Washington DC late on Thursday, Mr Pence also said Chinese policy was growing "more aggressive and destabilising".
"In siding with the Chinese Communist Party and silencing free speech, the NBA is acting like a wholly-owned subsidiary of the authoritarian regime," the vice-president said.
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25 October 2019
US Vice-President Mike Pence has criticised the US National Basketball Association (NBA) in a speech attacking Chinese diplomatic and trade policies.
He accused both the NBA and the sports firm Nike of "kowtowing" to Beijing and "muzzling" criticism of China.
Hours later, Beijing hit back at Mr Pence, saying the US should "cease expressing irresponsible opinions".
It comes in the wake of a diplomatic row over an NBA team manager's support for anti-Beijing protests in Hong Kong.
In the speech in Washington DC late on Thursday, Mr Pence also said Chinese policy was growing "more aggressive and destabilising".
"In siding with the Chinese Communist Party and silencing free speech, the NBA is acting like a wholly-owned subsidiary of the authoritarian regime," the vice-president said.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50171698
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