I was scrolling through Weibo during my lunch break at a café in downtown Toronto when I came across that video of Liu Shiwen and Lin Gaoyuan - you know, the 'Poetry and Distance' duo that's been playing together for ten years. The video kept buffering, freezing right at the moment Liu was about to serve, and I found myself tapping my fingers impatiently on the wooden table.
There's something about watching sports from back home when you're thousands of miles away. The café's espresso machine was hissing in the background, but all I could focus on was that pixelated video of Liu Shiwen, now 34, preparing for what might be her final National Games performance. Her focused expression reminded me of watching table tennis matches with my dad back in Fujian - the smell of tea leaves steeping in his favorite clay pot, the sound of plastic paddles hitting celluloid balls on our old dining table.
I remember back in 2017, when I first moved to Canada, I could watch these matches smoothly. Now? The video stuttered like my Mandarin after years of speaking mostly English. According to a recent survey by the Chinese Overseas Association, about 68% of overseas Chinese experience similar streaming issues with domestic platforms - we're like spectators watching through a frosted glass window.
What hit me hardest wasn't just the technical glitches though. It was realizing that for Liu and Lin, this 'last dance' represents the end of an era - six National Games together, countless memories. Meanwhile, here I am, missing not just the smooth streaming, but those Sunday afternoons when my entire family would gather around the TV, cheering for athletes we'd followed for years.
The video finally loaded completely, showing Liu Shiwen's determined eyes before her final match. That's when it struck me - we overseas Chinese aren't just fighting against regional restrictions and buffering videos. We're trying to hold onto cultural threads that connect us to home, to memories, to the simple joy of watching heroes like Liu Shiwen complete their beautiful journey.
After watching that emotional final performance, I texted my cousin back in Guangzhou: 'Remember when we used to imitate Liu Shiwen's backhand spin?' She replied with a crying emoji and said, 'I recorded the whole match for you, but the file's too big to send.' Sometimes technology makes the world smaller, but other times, it reminds you exactly how far away you are.
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