"It is inconceivable to have exchanges and cooperation with Chinese without knowing or understanding Chinese public opinion"Geng Shuang, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told a regular press briefing.
The crisis began Friday when Daryl Morey posted on Twitter a call for support for protests in the Chinese Autonomous Region of Hong Kong (south), which demand, sometimes with violence, more freedoms.
China, very sensitive on issues of sovereignty, had reacted immediately. State television CCTV had announced that it would no longer broadcast club matches and local sponsors threatened to sever ties with it.
The boss of the NBA, Adam Silver, lamented Monday at the Japanese agency Kyodo News a tweet to "quite dramatic consequences"."I want to make it clear that Daryl Morey is supported as to his right to exercise his freedom of expressionhe had said.
These last comments were very badly received by the CCTV, which announced Tuesday suspend the diffusion of matches of pre-season which must be disputed this week.
The channel was supposed to broadcast two exhibition games between the teams of Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, scheduled for Thursday in Shanghai (east) and Saturday in Shenzhen (south).
The NBA and the Brooklyn Nets also abruptly canceled Tuesday morning a promotion operation scheduled for the same day in Shanghai. The organizers did not provide an explanation.
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