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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping wrapped up his five-day visit to the U.S. on Feb 17th at Staples Center, where he attended a Los Angeles Lakers-Phoenix Suns basketball game, where he was presented with a jersey with his name on it in the company of Lakers legend Magic Johnson, soccer star David Beckham and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. http://on.msnbc.com/xRbIb6 Kobe … Continue reading
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![Expert Interview with BDA Sports CMO – “Team Yao’s” Bill Sanders [Part I]](https://chinasportsbiz.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/bill-with-carrie-1.jpg?w=65&h=65&crop=1 "Expert Interview with BDA Sports CMO – “Team Yao’s” Bill Sanders [Part I]")
Bill Sanders is one of the few American sports executives who have a uniquely deep and broad experience working with top Chinese athletes, sports brands and institutions. As the US marketing director of “Team Yao” – the team behind Yao Ming, Bill has played a pivotal role in making Yao Ming a global icon. As … Continue reading
On October 15th, Shaquille O’Neal arrived in China for a “Goodbye Legend” promo tour hosted by his Chinese brand sponsor Li-Ning. He will stay in China till October 20th and visit Beijing, Jiangmen, Shenzhen, Nanning and Kunming to promote the sneakers. But Shaq also has his own big China plan. According to Chinese top … Continue reading
While there were over 63 million tribute messages been published on China’s Twitter-like, government-controlled, micro-blogging site Weibo within a day of the Apple CEO’s death, perhaps there was not a single one of those messages caught as much attention as the Twitter tribute sent by Yao Ming. On Oct. 9, Yao Ming wrote on his … Continue reading
The Chinese NBA player Yi Jianlian, who played for the Washington Wizards in the past season will return to China and rejoin his former team Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Tigers officially confirmed the news on Saturday night. Liu Hongjiang, the general manager of Guangdong Hongyuan told Xinhua that “Yi … Continue reading
“It took the passing of Steve Jobs for the world to realize its love affair with the man and the products of his vision. And there are few place where this is more evident than in China.” Forbes recently summed up the reaction from China to the death of Steve Jobs. Within a day of the Apple … Continue reading
Basketball China claimed their 15th FIBA Asia Championship after beating Jordan 70-69 in the final on Sep 25th and will head to their third straight Olympic Games in 2012. Yi Jianlian of Washington Wizards became the new leader of Chinese team as he took 16.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, which both are team-high. … Continue reading
Basketball China’s national basketball team won Iceland by 80-66 in a friendly on Sep 10, one of the warm-up games for China ahead of the upcoming Asian Championship. It was the first victory for the team in nearly a month. Wang Zhizhi, China Center, said, “We need to drill better together but reducing injuries is … Continue reading
For the past few weeks, I’ve always been looking for a great book, a book about China and sports in English that I could recommend to my dear readers of this blog. And now I am happy that I found one. “YAO: A Life in Two Worlds” is a memoir by Yao Ming with Ric Bucher, an … Continue reading
Since 1995, every summer the NBA legend Michael Jordan spends a few days in Santa Barbara coaching young players at the Michael Jordan Flight School together with other first-class camp coaches. The 2011 camp has two sessions from July 29 to Aug 7. Over the years the MJ Flight School has grown into a global … Continue reading
On July 20th, the legendary Chinese NBA star Yao Ming announced his retirement from basketball, hundreds of millions of basketball lovers in China were saddened by the end of the Ming Dynasty. What does it mean to the future of Chinese basketball? How should China bring its basketball to the next level after the Ming … Continue reading
For the first time in history, almost all the top NBA stars are visiting the same foreign country for commercial activities in a summer season – China. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose, Kevin Garnett and many more NBA stars are on the list. They are invited by the … Continue reading
The Washington Wizards power forward, Chinese NBA player Yi Jianlian officially launched his basketball camp in Guangzhou on July 24th. It will continue till July 31st. Following are the latest photos from the camp. The coaches Campers Follow China Sports Business on Twitter @SportsBizChina
Back to School Plan Soon after his retirement announcement, Yao Ming revealed his plan to go back to school within this year during an interview with China’s national television channel CCTV. Although Yao himself did not say which university he would go to for further education, it was reported that Shanghai Jiao Tong University has … Continue reading
On June 4th, Li Na became China’s first grand slam tennis champion as she defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in two sets to win the French Open tennis tournament. People are wondering what has led Li Na to the success. Besides her exceptional talent, there are four key elements that have created such a legend. … Continue reading
Yesterday, the NBA league announced Yao Ming’s retirement decision, most major U.S. and Chinese media also reported the news quickly. Yao’s agent announced that Yao is giving a news conference in Shanghai on July 20 to talk about “his future career plans.” In the latest reports in English from major media as well as the … Continue reading
As China has become the 2nd largest economy in the world and 11.3% of the nation’s households have reached middle class level with an average annual income of RMB40,000-200,000 (US$6,000-30,000), more and more Chinese have been aware of the importance of well-being and fitness. The health club market has since become huge in China now. … Continue reading
The Washington Wizards power forward, Chinese NBA player Yi Jianlian is launching his basketball camp in Guangzhou, China this summer. The camp is cooperated with the basketball association of China’s Guangdong Province. Eighty 15-18 year old basketball players will be selected out of thousands of applicants to get Yi’s personal instruction at Yi Jianlian Basketball Camp … Continue reading
May 17, 2011 – The 2011 China Sports Industry and Financial Capital Forum was held in Chendu with the main topic as Driving Sports Industry Growth with Financial Capital. On the forum, Lu Hao, board director of D&F Capital, who is part of the forum organizing committee, said that the combination of financial capital and … Continue reading
A 12-episode Chinese basketball documentary “The Season” was premiered on CCTV-9 on April 26 22:00 Beijing time (prime time TV). The documentary is about the 2009-10 season of the Shanghai Sharks, the CBA team owned by Chinese NBA player Yao Ming since July 2009. Each of the 12 episodes is about 26 minutes, featuring Yao … Continue reading
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- China Daily: China's sports industry sets five-year target The General Administration of Sport of China recently released the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011- 2015) for the sports industry. The group set a target for the industry's industrial added value to increase over 15 percent annually, the Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday. According to the plan, by the end of the 12th Five-Year period, the industrial added value of the sports industry should exceed 400 billion yuan ($61.47 billion), accounting for over 0.7 percent of the total GDP. By 2015, the sports industry should hire a total of over 4 million employees. And the industry should become one of the important growth points of China's economy, according to the report. The plan promotes the building of sports industry bases, sports enterprises and sports brands. The specific measures include supporting the investment and financing of the athletics industry and carrying out related tax incentives, the newspaper reported.
- China Daily: Chinese laud Yao BEIJING - Although iconic center Yao Ming's possible retirement is yet to be officially announced, Chinese hoops celebrities and fans have already begun to recall the giant's outstanding career - along with some of his fellow NBA players. Plagued by a series of foot injuries, the Houston Rockets' all-star center appeared on court only five times over the past two seasons and was reported by multiple sources to have retired from the game on Saturday... Continue reading
- China Daily: Dalian Wanda to inject $77.3 millions to boost Chinese soccer BEIJING - Fresh from the recent disappointment of its Olympic team failing to qualify for next year's London Games, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) launched a huge salvage campaign on Sunday by reaching a multi-million-dollar deal with a domestic company to support a new youth development program. According to the contract, Wanda will inject 500 million yuan ($77.3 million) over three years to boost the sport in China in terms of youth development, domestic league upgrading, referee training and inviting world-class foreign coaches to help the men's and women's national teams...Continue reading
- LA Times: Kobe Bryant might take part in exhibition games in China Kobe Bryant and his agent, Rob Pelinka, are trying to put together a tour to China by NBA players, says Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Derrick Williams, who also is represented by Pelinka. The games likely would be played in Shanghai... Continue reading
- China Daily: NBA China Boss Upbeat about Future BEIJING - Despite the absence of hoop icon, Yao Ming, newly-appointed National Basketball Association (NBA) China's CEO, David Shoemaker, has faith in the sport's foundation here and has vowed to keep its momentum going. "I don't see (Yao's) uncertainty is having a negative impact. In fact, I think it has generated a whole lot of interest," said Shoemaker, who officially assumed the post on June 1, replacing Tim Chen... Continue reading
- SLAM ONLINE | » NBA Players to Join Exhibition Tourney in China During Lockout?.
- CNN: Li Na makes history with French Open triumph China's Li Na became the first Asian tennis player to win a grand slam singles title as she defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the final of the French Open on June 4th...Continue reading
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