It’s been two weeks since China took offense to an NBA team executive’s tweet expressing support for Hong Kong’s protesters. The NBA is standing its ground on the principle of free speech. And everybody has an opinion. The frustrating thing about this story, however, is that we’re so fixated on what the standoff means for the NBA and its players, the apparel makers, the entertainment industry and every American corporation operating in China that we’ve ignored one of the most important constituencies of all: China’s athletes....

Source: Wall Street Journal October 19, 2019 03:56 UTC