56 Playing Baseball in New China
Contrary to general imagination, baseball once flourished in New China, receiving high-level support as part of military education campaigns and united front tools. However, regrettably, the sport ultimately failed to achieve true popularization. In 2014, Sha Qingqing published a paper titled "Playing Baseball in New China" in an official journal. What exactly was the connection between this sport and China? Please listen to this episode of "Left and Right."
Original Chinese title & description
56 在新中国打棒球
与一般人想象不同，棒球运动曾在新中国一度兴盛，作为军教运动与统战工具获得过高层支持，然而遗憾的是，这项运动最终并未真正普及。2014年，沙青青在一份官方期刊上发表论文《在新中国打棒球》。这项运动与中国的情缘究竟如何？请听这期「忽左忽右」。
Participation credit “嘉宾”：沙青青，上海图书馆信息咨询与研究中心竞争情报部副主任（豆瓣ID:BBpanda）。
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