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In another display of Chinese xenophobia, Chinese papers reporting on the visit by Real Madrid to Kunming heaped adulation on David Beckham while derisively calling Ronaldo fat and lecherous (好色). The invective came after China's Sports World Weekly (體壇周報) reported that Ronaldo and teammate Figo chased a group of waitresses trying to get them to engage in a samba dance. The gist of the article was that it's not enough for Ronaldo to rock China's national team in the 2002 World Cup, but he even has the gall to come to China and try to rock their women too! Viva Brasilia!