BASE CASE: Do we think China is an "enemy"... on par with Soviet Union in 1972 Olympics, 1976 or 1980?
Would Gu catch any flack in those games for skiing for the USSR?
I'll venture her citizenship would be forfeit. [Gu is a US citizen, born in San Fran]
Objective source at CSIS (2022), and several other reports:
https://www.csis.org/programs/strategic-...tates-2000
"It should be noted that the incidents of Chinese espionage far outnumber those by any other country, even Russia. The long-term cost to the American economy and national security cannot be precisely measured, but estimates run into the billions of dollars for commercial and technological espionage. Chinese espionage also created immeasurable damage to national security with the theft of weapons technology, including nuclear weapons test data. In the last few years, China has added the theft of massive quantities of personal information (PII), political coercion, and influence operations, to its espionage activities."
[Long list of documented espionage]
In her case, the situation is amplified by being PAID by the Chinese Communist Government, not merely by advertisers.
[by Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau... an organ of the CCP.]
Compare her case to Hockey Hero Jack Hughes (not a Stanford student; just an American -- whose parents also wore USA team jersey).
No resorting to "rage"; just consider the facts of the case. She is a paid propaganda tool for a brutal Communist Regime.
We would have said the same thing if she wore a Soviet jersey and paid by the Kremlin in 1980.
Would Gu catch any flack in those games for skiing for the USSR?
I'll venture her citizenship would be forfeit. [Gu is a US citizen, born in San Fran]
Objective source at CSIS (2022), and several other reports:
https://www.csis.org/programs/strategic-...tates-2000
"It should be noted that the incidents of Chinese espionage far outnumber those by any other country, even Russia. The long-term cost to the American economy and national security cannot be precisely measured, but estimates run into the billions of dollars for commercial and technological espionage. Chinese espionage also created immeasurable damage to national security with the theft of weapons technology, including nuclear weapons test data. In the last few years, China has added the theft of massive quantities of personal information (PII), political coercion, and influence operations, to its espionage activities."
[Long list of documented espionage]
In her case, the situation is amplified by being PAID by the Chinese Communist Government, not merely by advertisers.
[by Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau... an organ of the CCP.]
Compare her case to Hockey Hero Jack Hughes (not a Stanford student; just an American -- whose parents also wore USA team jersey).
No resorting to "rage"; just consider the facts of the case. She is a paid propaganda tool for a brutal Communist Regime.
We would have said the same thing if she wore a Soviet jersey and paid by the Kremlin in 1980.