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  22.  @LoyaFrostwind  Chinese swimming scandal: a strong defence by world anti-doping body, but narrative of ‘cover-up’ remains Published: April 24, 2024 Given an investigation by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security found traces of the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ) in a kitchen at the swimmers’ hotel, CHINADA ruled the positive tests were the result of accidental contamination. The Chinese swimmers were cleared without any public announcement. WADA says China’s national anti-doping agency kept them abreast of events throughout their extensive investigation, which took place during strict COVID lockdowns and was impacted by a local outbreak of the virus. Far from accepting CHINADA’s findings on the face of it, WADA requested the entire case file so it could conduct its own scientific and legal investigations – including speaking with the drug manufacturer to get the latest unpublished science on TMZ, and comparing the Chinese positive tests with TMZ cases in other countries, including the US. WADA ultimately determined there was no concrete evidence to “disprove” the possibility of environmental contamination. Here are a few reasons WADA gave as to why in its press conference this week: More than 200 swimmers competing in the Chinese National Championships were staying in at least two different hotels at the time. The swimmers who tested positive to non-performance-enhancing amounts of TMZ were all at one hotel. There were fluctuating negative and positive results for the swimmers that were tested on multiple occasions, which were not consistent with deliberate doping techniques, including microdosing. WADA found no evidence of misconduct or manipulation in the case file handed over by CHINADA. WADA says it reviews between 2,000 and 3,000 cases of suspected doping every year. It is not unusual for the body to file an appeal challenging anti-doping findings. For example, WADA challenged an Australian Football League decision to clear 34 members of the Essendon Football Club. It also appealed a decision by the world swimming body, FINA, to clear high-profile Chinese swimmer Sun Yang of wrongdoing for his conduct during a 2018 drug test. According to WADA’s general counsel, Ross Wenzel, the difference between these cases and the more recent allegations against the Chinese swimmers was that the body accepted the “no fault” finding in the latter case. In the earlier cases, it did not. He also said WADA received external legal advice that it would have had less than a 1% chance of winning an appeal in the TMZ case. According to WADA, everything was handled by the book, and if the body was faced with the same situation again, it would do nothing differently. Has China been unfairly singled out? So, has WADA succeeded in changing the narrative? Probably not. Why? Because putting the words “China” and “doping” together is a lightning rod in the current political climate given the intense rivalry between China and the US. Currently there are 23 people serving anti-doping suspensions in Australia. Do we feel personal or national shame for their wrongdoing? Every time the US team marches into an Olympic Games, or steps up onto a World Championships medal podium, do we point at them while recalling memories of the US Postal Service cycling team and the banned-for-life cyclist Lance Armstrong? But when it comes to China, many observers are quick to name and shame athletes, viewing every news story as some kind of proof the country must have a systemic, state-sanctioned doping program. The Conversation
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  29.  @michaelernest7224  ​​⁠all these suddenly woah oak snow fl ache Americans should have thought about that 50 years ago Back in the late 1980s I was warning about Free Trade and the push for Globalization Especially when it came to the rise of CCP China. This was before their GDP was even a blip on the radar yet was getting laughed at and called a CCP 50 cent army poster. Communist Traitor, against Capitalism and worse names That’s because Conservative minded folks like you back then, were pushing for Globalization and Free Trade As we followed our best buddy the USA lead Going back as far as 1972 when Nixon went to China to get them to open up? It was just 10 years after the Great Leap Forward And right smack dab in the middle of the Cultural Revolution where 10s upon 10s of millions in that country met their demise Yet we spent the last 50 years buying the gadgets made off of 100s upon 100s and 100s of millions of migrant workers Paid slave like dollar a day wages So yes… since then we have all sold out typing on our suddenly woah oak snow fl ache indignation on Chinese made gadgets even if not made in China will have Chinese made components in them. Right down to the very rare earths used to make them 👇 Remarks at a White House Meeting With Business and Trade Leaders September 23, 1985 Thank you very much, and welcome to the White House. I'm pleased to have this opportunity to be with you to address the pressing question of America's trade challenge for the eighties and beyond. And let me say at the outset that our trade policy rests firmly on the foundation of free and open markets -- free trade. I, like you, recognize the inescapable conclusion that all of history has taught: The freer the flow of world trade, the stronger the tides for human progress and peace among nations. Reagan library
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