Monday, May 11, 2020

A Wish After Midnight

On Monday, May 11, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), through her 新浪微博 (Sina Wēibó) microblogging account, commented on the victory of China in the inaugural Online Nations Cup:

Sports should not be used as a political instrument, but it can still serve as a diplomatic medium to encourage inter-state relations. I feel honoured to have represented China at the inaugural Online Nations Cup. A time like no other, delicate bilateral relations, a “teammates-like” stabilisation force, a comprehensive coaching team, and so on: many factors helped us to succeed under the premise of harmony. Small chessboard, big world — may it be just as easy and peaceful for us to get a win-win cooperation for the community of human destiny all over the world.

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