I was scrolling through my phone during lunch break when I stumbled upon that video of Fan Zhendong’s Olympic victory speech. You know the one – where he says, ‘When your body reaches its limit, an indomitable will can break through any barrier.’ I was sitting in a café near my office, the smell of freshly brewed coffee mixing with the sound of rain outside, and suddenly I remembered my cousin in Vancouver.
Last week, she video-called me at 2 AM her time, looking exhausted. ‘I just want to watch the new Chinese variety show everyone’s talking about,’ she complained, showing me yet another ‘This content is not available in your region’ message. Her screen reflected the frustration in her eyes – that same determination I saw in Fan Zhendong’s face during the final match.
It’s funny how sports and streaming problems connect sometimes. Fan’s quote about breaking through barriers made me think of all the overseas Chinese friends I have – in New York, London, Sydney – all hitting that same digital wall when trying to access Chinese entertainment content.
My cousin told me about this one time she tried to watch a Chinese drama her mom recommended. ‘The buffering circle just kept spinning,’ she said, her voice tinged with that particular homesickness only immigrants understand. ‘It felt like I was watching my connection to home slowly dissolve into pixels.’
The data actually surprised me – according to a recent survey, over 68% of overseas Chinese regularly encounter geo-blocking when trying to access Chinese streaming platforms. Yet 92% of them say maintaining cultural connection through media is ‘very important’ to them. That’s millions of people, each with their own version of my cousin’s spinning buffering circle.
Remember when we were kids, watching TV together during summer breaks? Now my cousin says the closest she gets to that feeling is when we synchronize our viewing through complicated screen-sharing setups. ‘It’s not the same,’ she always adds with a sigh that travels across the Pacific Ocean.
So when I read Fan Zhendong’s quote about overcoming barriers, it hit different. Because for millions of overseas Chinese, the barrier isn’t just physical exhaustion in a sports match – it’s that digital wall separating them from the cultural touchstones that feel like home.
Writing this, I just texted my cousin: ‘Remember how we used to fight over the remote control? Now we’re fighting geo-blocking instead.’ She replied with a crying-laughing emoji and said, ‘At least we’re still fighting together.’ How about you? What’s the Chinese show or movie you miss the most from back home? Share in the comments – maybe we can help each other find ways to reconnect.
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