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Criticism of his criticism is accused of basketball professional ENES edates - and has not been dissuaded from his course for years.

The 29-year-old NBA professional of the Boston Celtics has long since longed the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with his statements, and only two weeks ago, posted the photo of a Turkish arrest warrant against himself on Twitter.

Since 2017 his Turkish pasPresident Recep should be drawn, the edge is considered stateless. But now the teammate of national player Dennis Schröder has chosen new goals: China, the Chinese President Xi Jinping, the upcoming winter games in Beijing and Nike. The allegations range from human rights violations to the profit of modern slavery.

Unsafer Tyrants

Since October 20 - the day at which Celtics had their first game of the new NBA season - edter has sold nine tweets. Last posted on Saturday and wrote the Chinese government and the unsafe tyrant Xi Jinping should not be allowed to host the host for the Winter Olympics.

For this he published photos of his basketball shoes in a special design - among other things with the slogans No Beijing 2022, no rights - no games and moves the games. Nike he raises to use in the US for the rights of minorities, but not in China. The series has begun with an appeal for freedom Tibet, in the edge of Xi Jinping called a brutal dictator.

The behavior ensured in China immediately for sharp reactions - again. Teachings of the West on the human rights situation are not tolerated by the Beijing government. Still during the game where the NBA star carried the shoes with the Tibet slogan, the Chinese Internet service Tencent broke off the transfer. Millions of fans in China suddenly no longer have to pursue the game.

Trouble between NBA and China not new

Criticism of Tencent was not found in China s strictly censored social media afterwards. Instead, edges have been spent there for days of countless users and prompted to apologize to the Chinese people. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing also commented on the case and threw the athlete only attracting attention.

It is not the first time that the NBA is the crossfire because of a political statement in China. Daryl Morey, at that time manager of the Houston Rockets and now responsible for the Philadelphia 76ers, had briefly published a picture with the words Fight for Freedom - Stand with Hong Kong ( fighting for freedom, supported for freedom, two years ago on Twitter..

The Chinese basketball association then finished cooperation with the NBA team, Chinese TV channels ignored some lots. Meetings of the 76ers are not broadcast in China.

China threatens clear reaction

No fun do not understand the Chinese leadership when Western athletes or activists call for a boycott of the upcoming winter games in Beijing. Any boycott will result in a significant reaction of China, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned in April.

Edge knows, with whom he lets himself. But threats have not silenced the Center in the past. The 29-year-old is therefore not fearless. Multiple he reported to be killed outside the US for his criticism of Erdogan. In 2019 he renounced travel to England and Canada with his then team, the Portland Trail Blazers.

In his Tweet of October 24, the edges also wrote, directed to Xi Jinping and the Communist Party of China: I will never apologize for that to tell the truth. You can not buy me. You can not shape me. You can not shape me Do not silence me.