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Jinsong Li: Mandarin AFL Commentator
How do you translate AFL – the terms, the rules, a love of the game – for a Chinese audience? Jinsong Li is Port Adelaide’s Mandarin commentator, and he spoke to Alice about the challenges of living in a second language, the AFL’s attempts to take a share of the global market, and pioneering a commentating style all of his own.
Jinsong recommends: Fortress Beseiged, by Qian Zhongshu
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