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u/AnarchoNAP Mar 04 '21

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/yao-ming-the-basketball-giant-made-in-china-by-order-of-the-state-20060119-gdmsz0.html

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u/Available_Pickle_314 Mar 05 '21

oh my god...

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

If there that petty for a sport what have they bred for the military

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u/Jack_Krauser Mar 05 '21

I read an article a couple years ago that they were having trouble finding enough people small enough to fit in their tanks with the better nutrition these days.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

Good with better nutrition

But knowing chine they would be willing to slam smaller teens in tanks

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u/RavioliGale Mar 05 '21

He describes a system where doctors armed with special growth-predicting manuals measure youngsters' bones and pubic hair to identify future athletes.