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※ 引述《Wojnarowski (@wojespn)》之銘言
: The owner of @brooklynNets
: @joetsai1999 is a coward & puppet of the Chinese gov’t.
: Being anti-CCP does NOT mean being anti-Asian
: It's possible to #StopAsianHate & to stand up against the CCP
: Human rights are not "western" values, they are UNIVERSAL values!
: Spineless Joe Tsai
: https://twitter.com/EnesKanter/status/1463540462766149649
: 籃網的老闆
: 蔡崇信是中國政府的懦夫和傀儡。
: 反中共不代表反亞裔
: #停止亞裔仇恨與站出來反對中共是可能並存的
: 人權不是“西方”的價值觀，而是普世價值！
: 沒骨氣的蔡崇信
: 短評或心得：
: 這次阿坎點名籃網老闆蔡崇信


之前蔡崇信對於莫雷發推支持香港自由的事情傷害到中國球迷，莫雷應該要道歉

Open letter to all NBA fans:

When I bought controlling interest in the Brooklyn Nets in September, I didn’t
expect my first public communication with our fans would be to comment on someth
ing as politically charged and grossly misunderstood as the way hundreds of mill
ions of Chinese NBA fans feel about what just happened.

當我在9月購買布魯克林籃網的控制權時，我絕對不會想到我第一次和球迷的公開談話是剛
剛才發生的事情，在政治上指控和造成誤解，讓數十億的中國球迷的感情受到了嚴重傷害。

By now you have heard that Chinese fans have reacted extremely negatively to a t
weet put out by Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey in support of protests in Hong Ko
ng.

但是現在你已經聽到，中國的球迷對於休士頓火箭總管莫雷在推特上發布「爭取自由（FIGH
T FOR FREEDOM）」和「支持香港（STAND WITH HONG KONG）」感到反感。

The Rockets, who by far had been the favorite team in China, are now effectively
 shut out of the Chinese market as fans abandon their love for the team, broadca
sters refuse to air their games and Chinese corporates pull sponsorships in drov
es.

火箭在這之前一直是中國最喜歡的球隊，但現在被驅逐了中國市場，球迷們不再喜歡這支球
隊，轉播頻道拒絕播放火箭的比賽，中國贊助商也紛紛取消了贊助。

Fans in China are calling for an explanation – if they are not getting it from
the Houston Rockets, then it is natural that they ask others associated with the
 NBA to express a view.

中國的球迷正在等待一個解釋，如果沒有從火箭球團得到解釋，那麼他們自然會要求聯盟相
關人士來表達看法

The NBA is a fan-first league. When hundreds of millions of fans are furious ove
r an issue, the league, and anyone associated with the NBA, will have to pay att
ention.  As a Governor of one of the 30 NBA teams, and a Chinese having spent a
good part of my professional life in China, I need to speak up.



What is the problem with people freely expressing their opinion? This freedom is
 an inherent American value and the NBA has been very progressive in allowing pl
ayers and other constituents a platform to speak out on issues. The problem is,
there are certain topics that are third-rail issues in certain countries, societ
ies and communities. Supporting a separatist movement in a Chinese territory is
one of those third-rail issues, not only for the Chinese government, but also fo
r all citizens in China.



The one thing that is terribly misunderstood, and often ignored, by the western
press and those critical of China is that 1.4 billion Chinese citizens stand uni
ted when it comes to the territorial integrity of China and the country’s sover
eignty over her homeland. This issue is non-negotiable.

西方的新聞媒體對於中國的批判經常誤解並且忽略，那就是在14億中國人、中國領土的完整
和國家主權的問題上，這個問題是無法討價還價的。

A bit of historical perspective is important.  In the mid-19thcentury, China fou
ght two Opium Wars with the British, aided by the French, who forced through ill
egal trade of opium to China. A very weak Qing Dynasty government lost the wars
and the result was the ceding of Hong Kong to the British as a colony.

一些歷史的觀點很重要，在19世紀中期，中國和英法爆發了2次鴉片戰爭，在清朝政府的戰
敗下，被迫割讓香港成為英國殖民地。

The invasion of Chinese territories by foreign forces continued against a weak a
nd defenseless Qing government, which precipitated in the Boxer Rebellion by Chi
nese peasants at the turn of the 20th century. In response, the Eight Nations Al
liance – comprised of Japan, Russia, Britain, France, United States, Germany, I
taly and Austria-Hungary – dispatched their forces to occupy Chinese territorie
s in the name of humanitarian intervention. The foreign forces marched into the
Chinese capital Peking (now called Beijing), defeated the peasant rebels and pro
ceeded to loot and pillage the capital city.



In 1937, Japan invaded China by capturing Beijing, Shanghai and the then-Chinese
 capital Nanjing.  Imperial Japanese troops committed mass murder and rape again
st the residents of Nanjing, resulting in several hundred thousand civilian deat
hs. The war of resistance by the Chinese against Japan ended after tens of milli
ons of Chinese casualties, and only after America joined the war against Japan p
ost-Pearl Harbor.



I am going into all of this because a student of history will understand that th
e Chinese psyche has heavy baggage when it comes to any threat, foreign or domes
tic, to carve up Chinese territories.

我回顧這一切，是因為學過歷史的人就會明白，中國人對任何試圖分裂中國領土的企圖，不
論是來自國內還是國外，都有相當沉重的陰影

When the topic of any separatist movement comes up, Chinese people feel a strong
 sense of shame and anger because of this history of foreign occupation.

當出現分離主義運動時，因為過去的歷史，中國人民自然感覺到強烈的屈辱和憤怒。

By now I hope you can begin to understand why the Daryl Morey tweet is so damagi
ng to the relationship with our fans in China.  I don’t know Daryl personally.
I am sure he’s a fine NBA general manager, and I will take at face value his su
bsequent apology that he was not as well informed as he should have been.  But t
he hurt that this incident has caused will take a long time to repair.



I hope to help the League to move on from this incident. I will continue to be a
n outspoken NBA Governor on issues that are important to China. I ask that our C
hinese fans keep the faith in what the NBA and basketball can do to unite people
 from all over the world.

Sincerely,
Joe Tsai



蔡崇信敬上


出處 蔡崇信臉書
https://www.facebook.com/100001583307192/posts/2653378931391524?sfns=mo



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