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Doing so would undermine the "one country, two systems" promise. That promise is paramount in recovering(liberating in Mao's term) Taiwan from Beijing's perspective. "Unified" is not the best word here. "Returned" is the official term used by UK and China. Hong Kong was never recognized as a...

Nah, it's a different situation. The Basic Law grants Hong Kong and Macau the right to participate in international sport competitions under the official titles "Hong Kong, China" and "Macau, China" after the handover, respectively. Think of them as England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern...

A little correction here. Korea was not divided by communist forces, but occupied by the Soviet and US after WWII. If the Soviet Union and US didn't interfere, Korea would never have split into two countries.

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Not looking good for Sweden if M Karlsson fails to close this out in the 4th game.

Ahahaha.

Li Ching told Soo to slow loop, but not fast loop, and stay in the point, because she has the upperhand in BH. Cut down the unforced errors on the 1st few shots and she is good.

Mostly because of the reason that he switches to softer rubbers when playing in bigger halls and vice versa. I read this from amateurs all the time on Chinese forum, that the ball appears to travel faster in smaller halls. That may have to do with auditory perception. It takes more time for...

Ito in a pinch, all because of her impatience, always wanting to hit winners... Damn...I wanted Pesotska to win.

Mizutani doesn't like playing lefties, and with an injured lower-back, hmm. Ho Kwan Kit ran out of gas at the end of the 3rd game.

For the Korea lineup, I think Suh Hyowon, Yang Haeun and Kim Song I will be benched. They wouldn't stand much chance against Japan now. Jeon Jihee would be a suitable choice.

"A Brilliant Move for Peace, A Foolish Move for Competition. Surprised by Sudden Unified Team" That's the title of one entry on Japanese magazine Table Tennis Kingdom. Japan is not warm about the decision.

I'm not sure if there is any rule for this, but Japanese fans in Japan and China are really vocal about their concerns on Twitter.

That's a small basketball court.

News from roughly 21 hours ago. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3047615 http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/05/03/0200000000AEN20180503009751315.html

The main draw happened to be in favor of the ITTF for another Ping-Pong Diplomacy - perfect chance for free publicity. I would've green-lit it if I were in power. Though Netherlands and Thailand, both 4th in group, might not like it.

It's fine. Don't worry about it. It's actually fun to ponder. Now, Japan is really lucky. They could've ended up where Austria, Sweden, or Brazil is, all of whom are 2nd in group. There's only a 25% chance to be where they are now, which is the best alternative for them to have a crack at...

Hey, they're watching WTTC Osaka 2001. What match is it? Looks like the match between LGL and Chiang Peng-lung.

England had a bad draw here. If they were lucky, they could have been in the upper half of bracket, where South Korea is now. Japan could've been where South Korea is if they were 1st in group. They would've got to avoid China and got a bye in the Rn of 16. Now they have to get Hong Kong 1st...

Hong Kong 3:2 Romania. What a close call. 0:2 down and back from the depths, man!