Yao Ming invites China critic Enes Kanter to visit Beijing

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BEIJING - Former basketball star Yao Ming on Monday invited staunch Beijing critic Enes Kanter Freedom to visit China after the Boston Celtics player urged athletes to boycott the Winter Olympics in

the Chinese capital.

In recent interviews, he has accused China of using"money to buy silence" and called on other athletes"to pick morals over money". "I've heard of him, but I can't really judge him because I don't know him," the retired Houston Rockets player and current president of the China Basketball Association said.

 

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Anytime you want , you can visit xinjiang , nothing speical.

Kanter spoke the truth,

Yeah right! No thank you.

Prolly really not a good idea for safety reasons.

tweet4852 How about visit Xinjiang

straits_times Not the response Kanter expected.

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