‘Tiyu (体育)’ for Development and Peace? An Examination of Attitudes and Possibilities of the People’s Republic of China Regarding the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) Movement

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has appeared to be inattentive towards the globally lobbied Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) movement that endeavors leverage sport non-sporting development, currently subscribing United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Goals (SDGs). By adopting concept ‘tiyu (体育)’—the supposed Chinese counterpart ‘sport’—which also seeks achieve wider objectives grounded on its premise ‘body cultivation’, this paper proceeds with a text-based qualitative study incorporating document analysis literature review examine current links SDP. findings suggest that: (1) While national development foci PRC have demonstrated alignment SDGs, tiyu policies not. (2) Mainstream SDP projects failed accommodated in PRC, although some non-SDP practices shown commitment SDP-desired outcomes. (3) relative lack interest not prevented scholars from heeding movement. Accordingly, assesses prospects changing attitudes toward