Sporting chance for producers
Chinese divers have generally continued to live up to their medal winning "dream team" reputation at the Rio Olympics, but do Chinese audiences know where the diving boards under the feet of the divers are made?
According to China's sports officials, these seemingly unimpressive items of sporting equipment are actually high-tech products and so far only one enterprise in the United States can produce them in line with the standards set by the International Swimming Federation.
And it is not just diving boards, the guns, ammunition and other equipment of the target shooters are also monopolized by foreign manufacturers. Badminton is a traditional sport in which China enjoys a great advantage, but most of the badminton rackets and their strings are also manufactured by other countries.