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Watch OIympics president refer to Japanese people as Chinese during public speech
Date: 2021-07-15 00:00:00

During International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach's first public speech after arrival in Tokyo, he referred to the people of Japan as "Chinese." Video below.

"Our common target is safe and secure games," Bach said. "For everybody — for the athletes, for all the delegations and most importantly also for the Chinese people… Japanese people."

From the Hollywood Reporter:

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