After a 1-4 start set them up to face one of the tournament's top teams in the knockout round, China made its exit from the FIBA World Championships (basketball) last night, losing to Lithuania, 78-67. more ›

This ad actually ran in the Wall Street Journal in the U.S.! In it, Chinese (nation-wise, not team-wise) basket ballers Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi, Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian and - of course - Yao Ming, hold up an American entrepreneur. The ad is for GMC, a Chinese manufacturer, and was part of a special Chinese advertising page in the first section of the paper, according to Copyranter. more ›

In what we're sure is a total coincidence, NBA entities had two big China-related announcements right around the time Team USA finished its gold medal romp in Wukesong Arena in Beijing. more ›

Has Shrek always borne a striking resemblance to Yao Ming? Or is it the other way around? These movie posters of Olympic athletes, (well, the Chinese team and Michael Phelps) were posted on Chinese web site Mop.com and brought to our attention by Chinasmack. more ›