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The Chinese Football Association said, adding that the team was “the pride of China.”

Many of the "ziganwu" are "often young, grew up with an education that was filled with patriotism and pride of China, and fed these historical memories of national humiliation", says Ms Koetse.

After she won a previous award at the Golden Globes in February, state media hailed her as "the pride of China".

The Global Times tabloid called Zhao the “pride of China” and official outlets were awash with the news of the movie’s April release in the country.

“The Pride of China!” read one headline, referring to Ms. Zhao, who was born in Beijing.