Punishment of Winter Olympics player Huang Yuting, Taiwan authorities announced to suspend subsidy for 2 years, netizens criticized "using politics to interfere in sports"
[Global Network Report] Chinese Taipei Winter Olympics player Huang Yuting wore a mainland team uniform before the competition. The DPP authorities proposed to punish her.
According to "Central News Agency" and other Taiwanese media sources, Taiwan's "Sports Administration" announced on the 3rd that it would suspend the project training and competition funding subsidies for Huang Yuting for 2 years after holding a project meeting on the evening of the 2nd.
In this regard, some netizens on the island criticized the DPP authorities for "using politics to interfere in sports".
Taipei speed skater Huang Yuting previously posted a video of training in a mainland team uniform on her personal social networking site when she was training for the Beijing Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA. Later, she mentioned in an interview that "it's like playing at home." , causing controversy on the island.
Taiwan media reported that Taiwan's "Executive President" Su Zhenchang recently ordered investigation and punishment, and the "Presidential Office" also expressed support.
The "Sports Administration" said on the 3rd that after holding a project meeting and arranging for Huang Yuting to make a video statement, it decided on March 2 to stop subsidizing Huang Yuting's two-year project training and competition funds from now on.
Regarding this punishment, some netizens on the island believed that the DPP authorities were "chasing and killing dissidents", and questioned "Will I still be punished if I win the gold medal?" "If you play in the United States today, what about wearing American team uniforms?"
Some netizens said that the DPP authorities "double-standard", "A lot of officials have behaved improperly, and nothing has happened. Is this forcing the player to leave?"
Some netizens ridiculed the DPP authorities, "If you can't even stabilize the power supply, you will only bully the people..." "Even if you can't do basic electricity for people's livelihood, you are very good at fighting."
Some netizens criticized the DPP for "interfering in sports with politics" and "let the athletes chill!"
According to previous reports from Taiwan media, Huang Yuting has closed her Facebook account. She finally wrote: "Thank you for those who cheered for me, the second Olympics in my life is over! The following is open for haters to leave messages. Those who support me, please click like. ." She also wrote the same message on Weibo.
Huang Yuting did not attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, but went to Salt Lake City in the United States for training, and will not return to Taiwan for the time being.
In this Winter Olympics, she participated in 3 events, of which she ranked 26th in women's 500m speed skating, 24th in 1000m and 26th in 1500m.
Taiwan's United News Network previously commented that with the tension between the two sides of the strait in recent years, the Tsai authorities have held high "anti-China protection Taiwan", and now this intensified measure is even more applied to sports players.
Zhongshi Electronic News said that the DPP authorities usually do not pay attention to athletes. When athletes win awards and glory in the competition, the officials of the authorities are immediately busy with the enthusiasm; when there is an incident such as Huang Yuting's team uniform, the Cai authorities are like picking up guns to hype and deliberately intensify. contradiction.
Although there are still political differences between the two sides of the strait, they should fight together on the field, instead of mobilizing hatred and igniting hostility with ideologies such as unified "independence" and "anti-China".
The article said that this year, the mainland will host a number of international events, including the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Chengdu Universiade. "I hope there will be less political manipulation and interference, and the stadium will become a stage for mutual goodwill."