篮网老板蔡崇信就莫雷涉港不当言论发声中国球迷受严重伤害

篮网老板蔡崇信10月7日在其推特上宣布揭露信表明，“作为一个在我国度过了我职业生涯大部分韶光的炎黄子孙，我有必要发声响”。这也是他首度以篮网老板的身份对外揭露发声。

（观察者网讯）

蔡崇信现已出离愤恨。不单单是莫雷工作触及到很多我国球迷，不单单是他身为NBA30支球队老板之一，而是“作为一个在我国度过了我职业生涯大部分韶光的炎黄子孙，我有必要发声响”。

莫雷宣布支撑香港示威言辞的工作持续发酵，篮网老板蔡崇信10月7日在其推特上宣布揭露信，“数以亿记的我国球迷感到这件工作充溢政治颜色，他们的爱情受到了严峻的损伤。”

蔡崇信交际媒体截图

揭露信中，蔡崇信阐释了为何我国球迷对莫雷如此愤恨的原因，“支撑我国领土上发作的别离主义便是一个雷区。这不仅仅是对我国政府如此，并且对一切我国人民也是如此。”

蔡崇信向美国球迷遍及了香港的根本前史，“学过前史的人会了解，我国人对任何妄图割裂我国领土的妄图，不论来自国内仍是国外，都有沉重的心思暗影，当呈现别离主义运动的论题时，由于外国侵吞的前史，所以我国人感到耻辱和愤恨。”

“作为一支NBA球队的老板，我会持续在触及我国的重要问题上宣布观念，我也请咱们的我国球迷持续信任NBA和篮球，信任咱们会联合全世界人民的力气。”

本年9月，蔡崇信全资收买了布鲁克林篮网队，这也是他首度以篮网老板的身份对外揭露发声。

以下为蔡崇信揭露信全文（中英文）：

对一切NBA球迷的揭露信：

我在9月份收买布鲁克林篮网队的时分，没有意料到我向咱们的球迷宣布的榜首条揭露声明，会是谈论这件刚刚发作的工作，为什么数以亿计的我国球迷感到这件工作充溢政治颜色，他们的爱情受到了严峻损伤。

咱们现在想必都现已知道，我国的球迷对休斯顿火箭队总经理莫雷在推特上宣布的支撑香港示威的言辞反响十分负面。火箭队在这之前是我国最受欢迎的球队，但现在能够说被驱赶出了我国市场。球迷不再喜爱这支球队，转播商回绝播映火箭队的竞赛，我国的资助商也很多撤销他们的资助协作。我国的球迷要求有一个解说——假如火箭队拿不出解说，那么他们天然就会要求其他与NBA有关的人士来宣布观念。

NBA是一个球迷榜首的联盟。当数以亿计的球迷对某个问题愤恨的时分，联盟及与NBA有关的人都有必要高度重视。作为NBA30支球队其间一支的老板，也作为一个在我国度过了我职业生涯大部分韶光的炎黄子孙，我有必要发声。

人们自在宣布观念的问题是什么？这种自在是美国文明中天然的一部分，NBA也有很敞开的价值观，答应球员和其他人士有渠道就各式各样的论题宣布观念。可是问题是，有的论题在有的国家、社会和集体中是雷区。

支撑我国领土上发作的别离主义运动便是一个雷区。这不仅是对我国政府如此，并且对一切我国人民也是如此。西方媒体和对我国持批评情绪的人常常严峻误解及疏忽的一件工作，便是14亿我国人在触及我国领土完整和国家主权的问题上，严密地联合在一起。这个问题是没有地步讨价还价的。

有必要了解一下前史。在19世纪中叶，英国逼迫与我国进行不合法的鸦片贸易，我国和英法之间爆发了两次鸦片战争。虚弱不堪的清政府战胜，被逼割让香港成为英国殖民地。

由于清政府脆弱，没有力气抵挡，列强对我国领土的侵犯不断持续，后来导致了19世纪末20世纪初的义和团运动。对此，日本、俄罗斯、英国、法国、美国、德国、意大利和奥匈帝国组成的八国联军打着人道主义干涉的幌子，侵吞我国领土。八国联军开进我国首都北京，打败了义和团并在北京大举掠取。

在抗日战争期间，日本侵华并于1937年占据了北京、上海和其时的首都南京。日军在南京制作了耸人听闻的南京大屠杀，几十万布衣逝世。在抗战中，几千万我国人献出了生命，美国后来也是在珍珠港工作之后对日开战。

我回忆这些前史，是由于学过前史的人就会了解，我国人对任何妄图割裂我国领土的妄图，不论来自国内仍是国外，都有沉重的心思暗影。当呈现别离主义运动的论题时，由于外国侵吞的前史，所以我国人民感到激烈的耻辱和愤恨。

期望现在咱们能够了解，为什么莫雷的推特对与咱们我国球迷的联系发生了如此巨大的损坏。我不认识莫雷。我想他应该是一个还不错的NBA球队总经理，对他后来宣布的抱歉，说自己对问题的了解不行，我也乐意承受他字面表达的意思。可是此次工作形成的损伤需求很长时刻才干补偿。

我期望联盟能够从此次工作中走出来。作为一支NBA球队的老板，我会持续在触及我国的重要问题上宣布观念，我也请咱们的我国球迷持续信任NBA和篮球，信任咱们联合全世界人民的力气。此致

还礼！

蔡崇信

Open letter to all NBA fans:

When I bought controlling interest in the Brooklyn Nets in September, I didn’t expect my first public communication with our fans would be to comment on something as politically charged and grossly misunderstood as the way hundreds of millions of Chinese NBA fans feel about what just happened.

By now you have heard that Chinese fans have reacted extremely negatively to a tweet put out by Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey in support of protests in Hong Kong.

The Rockets, who by far had been the favorite team in China, are now effectively shut out of the Chinese market as fans abandon their love for the team, broadcasters refuse to air their games and Chinese corporates pull sponsorships in droves.

Fans in China are calling for an explanation – if they are not getting it from the Houston Rockets, then it is natural that they ask others associated with the NBA to express a view.

The NBA is a fan-first league. When hundreds of millions of fans are furious over an issue, the league, and anyone associated with the NBA, will have to pay attention. As a Governor of one of the 30 NBA teams, and a Chinese having spent a good part of my professional life in China, I need to speak up.

What is the problem with people freely expressing their opinion? This freedom is an inherent American value and the NBA has been very progressive in allowing players and other constituents a platform to speak out on issues.

The problem is, there are certain topics that are third-rail issues in certain countries, societies and communities.

Supporting a separatist movement in a Chinese territory is one of those third-rail issues, not only for the Chinese government, but also for all citizens in China.

The one thing that is terribly misunderstood, and often ignored, by the western press and those critical of China is that 1.4 billion Chinese citizens stand united when it comes to the territorial integrity of China and the country’s sovereignty over her homeland. This issue is non-negotiable.

A bit of historical perspective is important. In the mid-19thcentury, China fought two Opium Wars with the British, aided by the French, who forced through illegal trade of opium to China. A very weak Qing Dynasty government lost the wars and the result was the ceding of Hong Kong to the British as a colony.

The invasion of Chinese territories by foreign forces continued against a weak and defenseless Qing government, which precipitated in the Boxer Rebellion by Chinese peasants at the turn of the 20th century. In response, the Eight Nations Alliance – comprised of Japan, Russia, Britain, France, United States, Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary – dispatched their forces to occupy Chinese territories in the name of humanitarian intervention. The foreign forces marched into the Chinese capital Peking (now called Beijing), defeated the peasant rebels and proceeded to loot and pillage the capital city.

In 1937, Japan invaded China by capturing Beijing, Shanghai and the then-Chinese capital Nanjing. Imperial Japanese troops committed mass murder and rape against the residents of Nanjing, resulting in several hundred thousand civilian deaths. The war of resistance by the Chinese against Japan ended after tens of millions of Chinese casualties, and only after America joined the war against Japan post-Pearl Harbor.

I am going into all of this because a student of history will understand that the Chinese psyche has heavy baggage when it comes to any threat, foreign or domestic, to carve up Chinese territories.

When the topic of any separatist movement comes up, Chinese people feel a strong sense of shame and anger because of this history of foreign occupation.

By now I hope you can begin to understand why the Daryl Morey tweet is so damaging to the relationship with our fans in China. I don’t know Daryl personally. I am sure he’s a fine NBA general manager, and I will take at face value his subsequent apology that he was not as well informed as he should have been. But the hurt that this incident has caused will take a long time to repair.

I hope to help the League to move on from this incident. I will continue to be an outspoken NBA Governor on issues that are important to China. I ask that our Chinese fans keep the faith in what the NBA and basketball can do to unite people from all over the world.

Sincerely,

Joe Tsai