More than Sport: China vs. the U.S. in World Cup Soccer, 1999 and 2015

Last Friday’s U.S.-China women’s World Cup game recalled the 1999 final, which returned China-U.S. relations to equilibrium. Sport has always served diplomacy and built up patriotism, and China has placed more emphasis on building up its grassroots programs over the last two decades.

Susan Brownell Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1GH9yBT