ESPN roundtable with Beijing-based journalists

Shanghaiist heartily recommends you read this ESPN interview with Melinda Liu of Newsweek's Beijing bureau, Raymond Zhou of China Daily, Anna Sophie Loewenberg of Sexy Beijing and our very own Maggie Rauch, who's also the founding editor of China Sports Today. This quote by Raymond Zhou caught our attention:

"Personally, I only care about Liu Xiang because I feel Liu Xiang winning the gold medal is tantamount to Barack Obama winning the presidency in the United States. Because it's about more than sports. It's about shattering stereotypes that Asians are intrinsically not good at track and field."