U.S. Vice President JD Vance spoke about Chinese Winter Olympic athlete Eileen Gu on Fox News today (February 18).

Host MacCallum: "Eileen Gu is competing for China, and you were also at the Milan Winter Olympics. NBA player Enes Kanter called her a traitor, and some people say that competing for China is an act of betrayal, which is a big issue. Do you think her identity should change?"

JD Vance: "I don't know what her identity should be. I think it ultimately depends on the International Olympic Committee, and I don't want to interfere. But I do believe that for someone who grew up in the United States, benefited from our education system, and benefited from the freedom and rights that made this country great, I would prefer them to compete for the United States. So I support American athletes, and I think part of the reason is that these people identify as Americans, which is the people I support in this Olympics."

Comment: The huge controversy surrounding Eileen Gu in the United States has nothing to do with her violating rules or having moral failings, but rather her choice has touched upon sensitive nerves in the U.S. at the moment: growing up in the U.S., enjoying high-quality resources, yet actively choosing to represent China in competition and achieving top-level results, which makes some people who are accustomed to the one-way flow of talent into the U.S. find it difficult to accept. In addition, the hostile media environment between China and the U.S., political manipulation, and media incitement have elevated personal career choices to the height of loyalty and betrayal, using double standards to morally pressure her. Essentially, it's a concentrated outbreak of American superiority complex and exclusivist identity politics in the field of sports.

Vice President Vance's remarks are a typical example of politicizing sports. On the surface, he says he won't interfere, but in reality, he talks behind her back about her personal choices, emphasizing only her experience of growing up in the U.S., while ignoring her identity recognition and autonomous choice of China, full of American double standards.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1857435722258442/

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