Margaret MacNeil shot to fame after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly for Canada at Tokyo2020. In China, the 21-year-old was drawing wide attention for another reason. MacNeil was born in China and adopted as a baby by a Canadian couple.
A version of this story appeared in CNN's Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here.Margaret MacNeil shot to international fame Monday after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics, setting an Americas continental record at her very first Games.
"Memorial blockedFlowers are placed as tributes in front of Shakou Road subway station in memory of flood victims in Zhengzhou.An attempt to block a makeshift memorial outside of the subway station where 14 passengers died during flash flooding in Zhengzhou has caused outrage online, with people accusing the authorities of trying to downplay the disaster.
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