[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Chairman Andrew Parsons, which ended on the 13th, at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, mentioned ‘peace’, which was not translated into Chinese, causing a lot of controversy.
| International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons speaks at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games on the 13th. [사진= 서경덕 교수연구팀] |
According to foreign media such as AFP, the expression ‘guardian of peace’ delivered by Chairman Parsons in English at the closing ceremony was omitted from the CCTV in Chinese simultaneous interpretation service, and the reference to ‘hope for peace’ was replaced with another Chinese expression. .
Also, in the introduction to the closing ceremony published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, it can be seen that Parsons’ remarks commended the success of the Olympics were included, but references to ‘peace’ were omitted.
In particular, during the opening ceremony speech of Chairman Parsons on the 4th, the controversy over ‘censorship’ was raised because some parts were not translated during the live broadcast of Chinese state television (CCTV).
In response, Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women’s University announced on the 18th that he had sent an e-mail to the Presidents of Paralympic Committees of 181 countries, IOC Chairman Thomas Bach, and all IOC members around the world to accuse them of such acts at the opening and closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
Professor Seo criticized, “The Olympics, the largest sporting event in the world, go beyond simply winning and losing, and are a festival that prays for unity of all countries and peace of mankind. did.
He also emphasized, “We must take measures in advance to prevent such a situation from reoccurring at the Summer Universiade and Asian Games to be held in China in the future by making this wrong act publicly available to the international community.”