Chinese Sports and Olympic Officials Escape, Allegedly Applying for Political Asylum in Paris

Chinese Sports and Olympic Officials Escape, Allegedly Applying for Political Asylum in Paris

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On August 5th, a Chinese social media user revealed: "There’s big news from the Paris Olympics—Chinese representative of World Aquatics Yuan Haoran is planning to seek political asylum in France and will not return to China to face disciplinary review and investigation." The hashtag "Yuan Haoran applies for political asylum in France" quickly went viral on Chinese social media platform Weibo.

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