Newsfromthepressconfer⁃encesaidthataregulargameofAustralianFootballLeague(AFL)willbeplayedatShanghaiJiangwanStadiumonMay14nextyear－thePortAdelaidePoweragainsttheGoldCoastSuns,whichwillbethefirsttimethatanAFLregulargameisplayedinChina.

　　Forover100years,AFLhasal⁃waysbeenthemostbelovedsportandentertainmentactivityinAus⁃tralia,withwidespreadaudienceevenintheworld.Recently,ithasmadeitsmovetotheoverseasmar⁃ket.WithPortAdelaideFootballClub,theoldestandmostsuccessfulclubinSouthAustraliafoundedin1870,asastronglinkbetweenAFLandChina,itpioneersthesport’sintroductionintoChinesemarketandthecooperationandcommunicationsthatgoeswithit.In2016,PortAde⁃laideFootballClubhasreachedanagreementwith CCTV that theweeklyAFLgamewillbeonChineseaudience’sscreens;andthenextyear’sregulargamewillbeasignificantlandmarkintheClub’shistory,foritwillgiveChineseaudienceacloserlooktothenationalsportofAustralia.AccordingtoMr.TangQisi,CEOofPortAdelaideFootballClub,thattheregulargamewillbeplayedinChinaisasignificantsuccessforAustrianfootball,whichwillbeagreatcon⁃tributortoChinaandAustralia’sbi⁃lateralrelationship.