Talk:Stadium diplomacy

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Is this something exclusively practiced by China? If so, it should be moved to "Stadium diplomacy in China" or similar, or if not, rewritten to accommodate the topic in general, rather than a single case. Ξnvelope Salad {^T_C} 23:44, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

There are a few other countries that build stadiums as gifts. There might be one project here or two there. But only one country has turned it into a brand name initiative, and that is China. Ahabsship (talk) 17:27, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

This sounds made up

This should be deleted as many different places finance stadiums not just China. This sounds like western propaganda. Does *any* relevant dictionary even have this term in it? Providence Stadium in Guyana was financed by India so what is that called??? CaribDigita (talk) 11:19, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

At least in my area, briefly after breaking up relations with Taiwan, both Costa Rica and El Salvador got stadiums through non-refundable loans from China. I don't know about the other areas or countries, I can attest just to those examples. And the term is in use widely, both academically as well in the news and politically, here are a few first page results when searching the term: . But I agree that the article should be properly documented though, the intro is mostly about China, but there are stadiums financed by India and the USA in the list. --Roqz (talk) 19:35, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Sentence about stadium subsidy is confusing

"The method contrasts from other methods such as stadium subsidy which uses taxpayers money and gives it to the private sector to manage the facility and profit."

I think this sentence is so dissimilar from the subject of the article that it should not be included. Underminer1000 (talk) 07:42, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

The topic is about 'government to government funding of stadiums as a form of aid or investment.' and by extension if there's influence. And the sentence above speaks of the conventional non government to government ways stadiums are usually-built in sharp contrast from the conventional method. What's so unfamiliar or scary from that as an encyclopedic entry? What the main objection? CaribDigita (talk) 15:11, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

This article is mainly about Chinese gifts to other countries to build ties. Stadium subsidies are local public policy debates within American regions and cities about taxpayer funded stadiums. I don't think it should be put in the lede of this article. Underminer1000 (talk) 06:49, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

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