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The Real Reason Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha Lost — It’s Not What You Think

📅 July 3, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha didn’t lose to luck or bad form in their shocking WTT defeat. They were surgically undone by a structural flaw: Wang’s unreliable backhand flick and the Korean pair’s superior tactical cohesion. The real story is how raw talent gets neutralized by a system that refuses to adapt.

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Stop Copying the NBA: Why China’s Basketball Tsars Keep Losing to Teams They Should Destroy

📅 July 3, 2026 📂 China Watch

China lost to Japan by 19 points at home because their coach abandoned the proven inside game for a flashy but broken three-guard system. In Asian basketball, simple inside-out play beats complex NBA-inspired schemes 10 times out of 10. The 2024 game proved it. The 2026 game proved what happens when you ignore your own strengths.

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