Abstract
Over the last century, sport in China has served as a marker of political and social power, but it has also represented a profound national anxiety. This chapter investigates this realm and the tension between power and anxiety, strength and fear, that has characterized so many of China's political movements over its many governmental transitions since the fall of the Qing Dynasty. China made its inaugural Olympic appearance in the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. By this, their tenth incarnation, the modern Olympics had become a powerful symbol of national strength, accomplishment, and the will to participate in the international community that Games founder Pierre de Coubertin called the republic of muscles. The Republic of China (ROC) sent one more squad to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. The People's Republic of China (PRC)-ROC battle for Chinese sporting legitimacy continued for the better part of three decades. Keywords:China; Los Angeles; national anxiety; Olympics; Qing Dynasty
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