BEIJING ¨C When figure skater Nathan Chen won an Olympic gold medal for the United States, the state media in China, his parents¡¯ birthplace, practically ignored his victory.
When California-born skater Beverly Zhu stumbled on the ice in her first appearance for China, Chinese social media users told her to ¡°go back to America.¡±
When Eileen Gu won gold skiing for China, people in China celebrated her as the nation¡¯s pride. But in the United States, where she was born and trained, some conservative political pundits called her ungrateful.
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