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It suggests that the growth of the sports industry in China is still relying heavily on the manufacturing sector, a situation that lags behind world sports powers like the United States."

Jiang Chongmin, a senior researcher at the China Institute of Sport Science. A survey conducted by the institute shows the majority of Chinese people's sports spending was for products like sportswear and equipment, with very little spent on participation, like hiring trainers or buying tickets.

(China Daily European Weekly 11/20/2015 page3)