Taiji is an established and well-known exercise around the world, especially in China. Why the majority of people who practice Taiji are senior citizens? Why there are not many young people, like teenagers and younger, who practice Taiji? Furthermore, why we seldom see children, like 10 and younger, in a Taiji class?
This article answers the question whether Taiji is a useful and relevant exercise for youths and children. [1] It answers that question in the affirmative, and it discusses how we can make Taiji appeal to youths and children, as well as to their parents who have a strong influence in how their children should spend their time. There are two main reasons why Taiji Is a worthwhile exercise for youths and children:

Campaign to Demonize China Must Not Be Left Unchallenged
The recent deluge of Western mass media reports and U.S. government pronouncements are full of false accusations against China. [1][2] This has critical implications for not only Chinese Americans, but for Americans in general, and also for other citizens of the world, because it seriously increases world tension and could easily lead to wars, including nuclear wars that can destroy the world as we know it.
We understand that China is a major competitor to the U.S., in economics, in military, in politics, and in all other aspects, but it is immoral and illegal to create and spread false accusations on your opponent. This is stooping down to the Tonya Harding treatment of your opponent. Unfortunately, the consequences in this case are much more serious. Such demonization of China based on fabricated accusations will surely increase tension between the U.S. and China, and drastically increases the risk of war between the world’s two major military powers, each with sufficient nuclear weapons to destroy the whole world multiple times.
Of all the critical problems facing humanity today, none is more important than war and peace. The occurrence of nuclear wars must be stopped. We must promote peace and stop hate.
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