Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds
Source: Associated Press
Behind China’s Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds
By HUIZHONG WU
February 19, 2022
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The post, on China’s Weibo social platform, resembled many others posted by official media during these Olympics — an ode to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, known to Chinese as Gu Ailing. “The biggest gold medal in Eileen Gu’s heart,” it teased.
Underneath, in the comments from users, came the questions. They were not on topic. They were about something else entirely — a chained woman captured in a viral video 500 miles from Beijing, on the southeastern China coast.
“Can you pay attention to Feng county? Where’s the responsibility of national media?” one user asked. Said another: “Please thoroughly investigate the chained mother in Xuzhou so that every Chinese girl can accept the freedom and power given to them by this great era, just like our Ailing.”
Since Jan. 28, the story of the chained woman who appeared in the video has continued to grow, evading numerous censors both digital and human. Underneath much Olympics coverage — from stories about copyright violations of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen to Gu’s every move — Chinese commenters exhorted national media to highlight the growing scandal.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-eileen-gu-technology-sports-beijing-fa30a04d74a91f5beff9983442353971
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The goes on to state that no one knows the whole story, while the government has given multiple conflicting explanations.
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