CHINA IN A MINUTE on Instagram: "China’s 15th National Games have introduced two of the event’s biggest scene-stealers: Xiyangyang and Lerongrong, the white-dolphin mascots whose bouncy, chaotic movements have taken over Chinese social media. Videos of them slipping, wobbling, spinning in circles and play-fighting have gone viral, turning the pair into instant national memes. Beneath the suits, many performers are trained martial-arts students, giving the mascots a surprising level of agility th

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