Airport mobs to online abuse: Who pays the price in China’s toxic sports fandom?

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Despite a fresh cyber clean-up campaign and state media rebukes, China’s bid to stamp out fan misconduct in sports is shaping up to be a marathon, not a sprint. SINGAPORE: When Xiao Yan set up an Instagram page in 2022 dedicated to Chinese table tennis stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, all she wanted was to show her support for her compatriots while also introducing the two athletes to more people overseas. “I felt our overseas friends wouldn’t get much of a chance to get to know Chinese

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