Yao Ming responded to the NBA player's untrue remarks about China: I hope to invite him to come to China to see

Yao Ming, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, and "Ambassador for the Promotion of Ice and Snow Sports," answered a question from a Global Times reporter at the "Linjia No. 7 Salon" and "World Winter Olympics" themed afternoon tea held by the China Public Diplomacy Association on the 17th, saying that he believed that the Beijing Winter Olympics could further optimize and improve the epidemic prevention experience of the Tokyo Olympic Games and do a better job in epidemic prevention standards. He also said that if there is an opportunity to invite NBA stars who have a negative view of China to come to China to see, "it will give them a more comprehensive understanding of China." ”

Yao Ming, a member of the team that bid for the 2015 Winter Olympics, told reporters that he clearly remembers that the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing brought many changes to Beijing and China as a whole. He is also very much looking forward to seeing the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics bring us new changes and believes that all preparations will be done perfectly.

"In fact, the Tokyo Olympics have provided us with a very good learning opportunity, and I believe that based on the relevant experience, we will definitely improve some of the problems we have encountered in the past." When asked by the Global Times reporter how the epidemic will affect the Winter Olympics, and what kind of reference and enlightenment the epidemic prevention measures of the Tokyo Olympics will provide for the Beijing Winter Olympics, Yao Ming told the Global Times reporter that last year he went to Japan as a member of the Chinese delegation to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games and saw that the Japanese side did a lot of work for the smooth progress of the competition. Although there were some cases of infection at the time, the whole race was completed in the end. Therefore, he believes that the Beijing Winter Olympics can be further optimized and improved on Japan's experience and do a better job in epidemic prevention standards.

Yao Ming said he is personally looking forward to watching the ice hockey game. Although for some reason, because the athletes of the North American National Hockey League (NHL) will be absent from the Winter Olympics, Yao Ming believes that the ice hockey games of the Winter Olympics will still be very exciting, especially to be able to return to the Wukesong Stadium, which used to be the venue of the Chinese men's basketball team in 2008, to watch the winter Olympic ice hockey games.

As a southerner, Yao Ming admitted that ice and snow sports are indeed not his own specialty. But this is similar to China's journey to the Olympic Games, bid for the Olympic Games and host the Olympic Games, and requires a process from unfamiliar to familiar. Regarding the attitude of individual countries, including the United States, to claim not to send official representatives to the Winter Olympics, Yao Ming said that whether it is the Winter Olympics or the Summer Olympics, it is first and foremost a platform for athletes and coaches around the world and all sports enthusiasts, which is the most important.

On this point, Yao Ming talked about the experience when he went to the United States to play. At that time, in order to better integrate into the American team, he bought a lot of books to understand the local customs and customs. Although I have made a lot of preparations, I can't avoid encountering one kind or another in my life and training. Yao Ming said that the Winter Olympics is a sports and cultural event, and he hopes that just like a temple fair, even neighbors who usually quarrel will enjoy the festive atmosphere when participating in the temple fair.

Previously, NBA Boston Celtics basketball player Kanter has made some untrue remarks about China, as a Chinese basketball star who has played in the NBA, Yao Ming also expressed his views on this matter in the exchange activities. He began by saying that sport is a bridge of communication. "Since it is a bridge, people and cars passing on it cannot avoid sometimes 'bumping'." I believe that time will solve many problems, and we hope that this bridge will always be there. ”

For the relevant players involved, Yao Ming said that everyone's channels of understanding things are different, so there will be some different views, and it is inconvenient for him to evaluate the remarks of specific players, "but if there is an opportunity, I hope to invite him to Come to China to see." Yao said it would give him a more comprehensive understanding of China.