Title
The pursuit of regional geopolitical aspirations : China's bids for the Asian Games and the Asian Winter Games since the 1980s
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
International Journal of the History of Sport
Publication Date
5-1-2013
Volume
30
Issue
10
First Page
1048
Last Page
1058
Keywords
China, bids, Asian Games, Asian Winter Games, hegemonic status
Abstract
Any international bid involves a zero-sum competition among two or more national candidates vying for the right to host a particular international event. Chinese cities in total have participated in the Asian Games and Asian Winter Games bids four times since 1980. Beijing's bid for the 1990 Asian Games; Harbin's bid for the 1996 Asian Winter Games; Changchun's bid for the 2007 Asian Winter Games and Guangzhou's bid for the 2010 Asian Games: not one encountered failure. The argument here is that all the bids were used to build up China's hegemonic status in the Asian sports community with wider resonances for the geopolitical hegemonic influence of China. Evidence is drawn from contemporary literature and media reports.
DOI
10.1080/09523367.2013.787528
Print ISSN
09523367
E-ISSN
17439035
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chu, M. P. (2013). The pursuit of regional geopolitical aspirations: China's bids for the Asian Games and the Asian Winter Games since the 1980s. International Journal of the History of Sport, 30(10), 1048-1058. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2013.787528
