An argument erupts after a skateboarder whizzes past a toddler, narrowly avoiding clattering into the little girl.On another occasion, a security guard throws buckets of water on a stretch of concrete to stop skateboarders practising there.Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo next year, but many in the growing scene in Shanghai complain that they have few places to go and are looked down upon as trouble-makers.Children skateboarding in Shanghai
Guan Kangrong travels more than one hour to visit a public skate park next to the Huangpu River, which runs through Shanghai.The trouble is that it is frequently busy with small children — themselves deprived of places to run free as Shanghai modernises and residential, office and retail blocks compete for space.
Near-misses involving the skateboarders and children are frequent, as are rows with the parents.”It happened this morning — we had a small skateboarding activity in the skatepark but kids came and occupied the place,” said the 16-year-old Guan.”Their parents criticised us and tried to persuade us (to leave). If we cannot reach an agreement, an argument follows.”
The parents and their children, who cascade down the concrete ramps on “bum sliders” designed for snow, usually win and many skateboarders have been scared off, said Guan.There is a sign saying the area is for skateboarding only, but it is so small that few people see it and security guards show little desire to enforce the rule.
The facility is also falling into disrepair, the concrete cracked and crumbling, while metal grooves running along the ground are an unwelcome hazard.However, state media in May hit out at a group of young skateboarders practising their moves on one of Shanghai’s busiest shopping streets.
They were accused of “lack of self-discipline” and duly told to clear off.The Xinmin Evening News said there were plenty of dedicated skateboard areas in the city of 24 million people, including the battleground riverside park.
Kong Jianhao, founder of skater group BASE, said that summed up the opposition he and his friends often face.Many of the young skateboarders sport tattoos, adding to the impression that they are a fringe group in a society where conformity is strongly encouraged.
“In foreign countries skateboarding can be as popular as cycling and roller-skating,” said the 26-year-old.”However, in China, skateboarding is a ‘special’ sport because Chinese may think it dangerous and niche.”The majority of older people may think skateboarders are not good kids and skateboarding is not a good sport.”
Kong, who has a tattoo on one bicep, founded BASE nine years ago. It now has at least 2,000 members, many of them teenagers or students, and he says skateboarding is increasing in popularity.The local sports authority has begun organising competitions, he said, and old-fashioned attitudes are slowly changing.
Shares of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) China Realty Trust Inc. Class A (QTS) broke into a new 52-week high yesterday, hitting a peak of $52.90. Shares closed at $52.67 after opening at $51.65 for a move of 2.55%. The company now has a market cap of $2.92 billion.
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For QTS Realty Trust Inc. Class A, the new 52-week high came on volume of 639,141. The stock has a float of 55.43 million shares and average daily volume of $n/a. It has a 50-day SMA of $n/a and a 200-day SMA of $n/a.
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Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried Sunday to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he did not intend to offend any of the team’s Chinese fans or sponsors.To get more china local news, you can visit shine news official website.
A short time after Morey posted that statement, the NBA said it was “regrettable” that the deleted tweet offended many in China. And all that followed several companies in China, including some of the NBA’s major business partners there, lashing out over Morey’s original tweet.
Morey tweeted an image that read “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” referring to the four-month-old protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. That led to Houston owner Tilman Fertitta turning to Twitter to say that Morey does not speak for the Rockets, and sparking an outcry that included the Chinese Basketball Association — whose president is Yao Ming, the former Rockets star center — saying it was suspending its relationship with the team.
Other criticism came from Tencent, a major media partner of the NBA in China with a streaming deal that is worth $1.5 billion over the next five years, and Chinese state television — both of which said they would not be showing Rockets games. It wasn’t immediately clear if Morey’s new tweets or the NBA’s statement that followed would be enough to salvage those relationships. Chinese athletic apparel maker Li-Ning released a statement saying it was upset with Morey’s tweet.
“I did not intend my tweet to cause any offense to Rockets fans and friends of mine in China,” Morey tweeted early Monday from Japan, where Houston is playing this week. “I was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpretation, of one complicated event. I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives.
“I have always appreciated the significant support our Chinese fans and sponsors have provided and I would hope that those who are upset will know that offending or misunderstanding them was not my intention. My tweets are my own and in no way represent the Rockets or the NBA.”
NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass said the league recognizes that Morey’s tweet “deeply offended many of our friends and fans in China, which is regrettable.” Bass added that the league supports individuals “sharing their views on matters important to them.”"We have great respect for the history and culture of China and hope that sports and the NBA can be used as a unifying force to bridge cultural divides and bring people together,” Bass said.
Earlier, Fertitta attempted to distance the team from Morey’s tweet with a Twitter post of his own:”Listen.@darylmorey does NOT speak for the @HoustonRockets. Our presence in Tokyo is all about the promotion of the @NBA internationally and we are NOT a political organization.”
The statements from Morey and the NBA caught the eyes of lawmakers, including no fewer than three U.S. Senators — Ted Cruz of Texas, Rick Scott of Florida (who criticized NBA Commissioner Adam Silver for the league’s statement, apparently unaware it was made by Bass, an NBA spokesman), and Brian Schatz of Hawaii.
“We’re better than this; human rights shouldn’t be for sale & the NBA shouldn’t be assisting Chinese communist censorship,” tweeted Cruz, who said he is a lifelong Rockets fan.Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, a former U.S. Housing Secretary from Texas, tweeted “China is using its economic power to silence critics — even those in the U.S.”
The timing of this is particularly awkward for the NBA. China has teams in the U.S. playing preseason games this week, the Rockets are about to play two games in Japan and the Los Angeles Lakers — with one of the biggest global sports stars in LeBron James — and Brooklyn Nets set to play Thursday in Shanghai and Saturday in Shenzhen, China.And fostering strong relationships with China has been a priority of the NBA for at least three decades.
The NBA has a China office, just announced plans to add a gaming team in Shanghai to the NBA 2K League, and officials in both countries say as many as 500 million Chinese watched at least one NBA game last season. Several NBA players — including major current and former stars like Stephen Curry and Kobe Bryant — go to China annually to promote their individual brands, and the World Cup held in China this summer saw countless fans attending in NBA jerseys.