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First, whether a statue should be erected of someone who is still alive stating a statue &#8220;might put the young champions under unusually heavy social pressure.&#8221;  Additionally, some in the article stated that they&#039;d rather have the money to create the statues be used to open more swimming pools that are open to the public for free. <\/p>\n<p>Even Ye Shiwen&#039;s father Ye Qingsong is against the statues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#039;s just too much.&#8221; Ye said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=http:\/\/www.asianewsnet.net\/home\/news.php?sec=51&#038;id=35034 target=_blank>Full China Daily article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANGZHOU, China, August 14. 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