The President of the International Olympic Committee arrived in Tokyo and shouted in front of Japanese officials: Chinese people are of course the most important

On July 13, 2021, International Olympic Committee President Bach and Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Seiko Hashimoto met in Tokyo to discuss the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 23 and other related issues.

Bach mistakenly referred to "Japanese nationals" as "Chinese citizens"

According to "Nikkan Sports" report, when the premise of safety was mentioned during the meeting, Bach spoke in front of the Japanese people. In front of all the officials, he mistakenly referred to "Japanese nationals" as "Chinese citizens" and said that of course Chinese citizens were the most important. The scene fell into an awkward silence for a time.

Subsequently, although Bach discovered and corrected it in time, this move still caused dissatisfaction among Japanese netizens. On social media, some Japanese netizens hilariously ridiculed Bach's remarks, saying that in Bach's view, there is no difference between the Japanese and the Chinese, and joked that they were not as good as Asian people.

According to the "Sports Daily" report, Bach arrived in Japan on July 8 and was quarantined in a Tokyo hotel. After this meeting, Bach will plan to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on July 14, and travel to Hiroshima, Japan, on July 16.

There are many oolong incidents that confuse "Japan" and "China"

As early as 2018, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso visited London and Prince William of the United Kingdom visited the Japan Cultural Center At that time, Prince William mistakenly referred to "Japanese cuisine" as "Chinese cuisine."

In 2019, when Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau received Japan's then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Ottawa, he twice referred to "Japan" as "China". In the same year, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave an interview during her visit to Japan and mistakenly referred to "relationships with Japan" as "relationships with China."

Biden will not attend the Tokyo Olympics

On July 13, 2021, the U.S. White House released the latest results of discussions, making it clear that "First Lady" Jill will lead the U.S. delegation to Tokyo Olympic Games. According to relevant reports, this is not the first time that Jill has led an Olympic delegation. In 2010, when she was the "Second Lady", she and Biden led the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

New rules released for the Tokyo Olympics table tennis competition

According to Global Network, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, was interviewed about the new rules released for the Tokyo Olympics table tennis competition. Liu Guoliang said that the preparation process It is extremely difficult and the players need to adapt in advance.

Affected by the epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic Committee decided to change the rules of table tennis competition. The new rules include that players cannot touch the table with their hands and cannot blow on the table during the entire game.

Liu Guoliang said that the release of this new rule has brought new challenges to Chinese table tennis players, and the players must hone their ability to resist pressure and interference.

After seeing the announcement of the new rules, many netizens said that they were too strict, and they were also praised by netizens as "the most difficult one." While complaining about the new rules of the Tokyo Olympics, netizens also did not forget Cheer for the Chinese delegation.