On February 3rd, the Bobcats arrived in Washington D.C., took a rest overnight, and visited the White House on the 4th in the morning.
For the first time, a Chinese athlete visits the White House as a champion of one of the four major leagues. The domestic media were overwhelmingly present, outnumbering local reporters from the US.
Zhang Yang can understand this situation. At this time, people back home need to rely on sports strength to create inner satisfaction, to feel the country becoming stronger, and particularly care about champions, Olympic gold medal counts, etc. In ten or twenty years, once the country successfully embarks on the path of revitalization, most people will return to rationality, viewing all these with a normal heart...
Even his parents, doing business in the US, care about this matter. His mom asked him to take a photo with the US President and bring it back to show off to neighbors and friends.
