Chinese state media slams NBA, accuses Silver of supporting violence in Hong Kong protests
"The violent spectacles staged by radicals in Hong Kong are intended to sensationalize and amplify their voices at the expense of the many in Hong Kong who do not support their actions."
Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous city which operates under the "one country, two systems" principle, granting its citizens a certain degree of financial and legal independence from the mainland. have rocked the city for four months now. They first erupted over a now withdrawn extradition bill that would have allowed fugitives to be transferred to mainland China for trial.league of bowing to Beijing's pressure and putting money over human rightsAnother state-backed publication, the Global Times, said Silver will "offend more people no matter what he tries to say."
"Neither Chinese public opinion nor U.S. public opinion is satisfied with his comments. The crazier the political correctness in the US is, the stronger the backlash on the Chinese internet," the Global Times wrote. "The result is that the U.S.' arrogance is killing the NBA market in China."The NBA was not immediately available for comment on either editorial when contacted by CNBC.
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