I’m teaming up with my friends and will cross-post on Wild East Football henceforward about, of course, football. Chinese football hit a new low on June 23 as the national U-23 squad were beaten 1-3 in Muscat by their Omanian peers and lost 1-4 on aggregate in 2012 London Olympic Games qualifiers. The defeat marks not only [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Education'
Following China’s Defeat to Oman, Top Priorities for the CFA
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Education, Football, Sports
Tags:CFA·FA Cup·GASC·London 2012·Ministry of Education·Miroslav Blažević·Muscat·Nan Yong·National Youth Football Leagues·School Football Test Cities·Wei Di·Yang Yimin
PHOTOS: NFL’s Ed Wang Running Football Practice in Shanghai
February 25th, 2011 · 3 Comments · American Football, Education, Sports, Sports Photos
Offensive lineman Ed Wang is making an impact with local Chinese students through clinics. Members of the Sea Dragons worked on tackling maneuvers, ball handling techniques and running drills. China’s first and only local all-Chinese American football team, comprised of primary school students in Shanghai, could have just as easily been going through a regular [...]
Tags:Buffalo Bills·Ed Wang·NFL·Sea Dragons·Shanghai Unified International School
On Zhou Yang And Who To Thank
March 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Education, Government, Ice Skating
The whole who-to-thank saga revolving Olympic gold-medalist skater Zhou Yang and her family went a little crazy last friday, as Zhou’s mother found herself besieged by questions beyond any stretch of her imagination. From Youku Buzz: In this candid record provided by one Youku Paike, Zhou’s mother was surrounded by media reporters, pushing for explanations [...]
Tags:collectivism·Education·National Gymnastic Association·nationalism·patriotism·Political Consultative Conference·Wang Bingyu·Yu Zaiqing·Zhou Yang
In the Mood for Anniversary
September 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Education, Government, Sports
Every morning I am waked up by the PLA soldiers in my community. It’s been going like this for a month. Each day, they begin with three songs at 7:30. Exactly 7:30, not a minute early or a minute late. After breakfast, around 9:00, another three songs. Then two more before lunch time, at around [...]
Tags:Fudan University·military training·Peking University·Yi Jianlian
