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Host Cai Shang-hua addresses 3-year dating rumors with basketball player Lin Bing-sheng, denies relationship

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Host Cai Shang-hua addressed rumors of a three-year relationship with basketball player Lin Bing-sheng, stating they are just friends.
  • She confirmed traveling to China to support Lin, describing their close interaction at a game as being due to the high-energy atmosphere.
  • Cai Shang-hua denied having marriage plans and reiterated their platonic relationship when questioned by co-host Tseng Kuo-cheng.

Taiwanese host Cai Shang-hua has clarified her relationship with basketball player Lin Bing-sheng, addressing persistent rumors of a romance that have circulated for three years. While the pair has never officially confirmed a relationship, they were recently spotted together at a basketball game in China, with photos showing them in an intimate embrace.

Just good friends, he made it to the finals, so I went to watch the game with friends.

— Cai Shang-huaWhen asked about her trip to China to support Lin Bing-sheng.

Cai Shang-hua confirmed her presence at the game, stating she went to China to support Lin, who plays for the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association. She emphasized that they are "good friends" and that her attendance was to cheer him on during the championship finals. Regarding the close interaction captured in photos, she explained that the atmosphere was very exciting, leading to the affectionate gestures. She repeatedly stressed that they are just friends.

The atmosphere was very exciting then.

— Cai Shang-huaExplaining the reason for their close interaction captured in photos.

Despite the ongoing speculation, Cai Shang-hua has maintained a consistent stance on her relationship with Lin. When asked by her co-host, Tseng Kuo-cheng, if she planned to change their relationship status or had marriage plans, she responded with a smile, suggesting such discussions might be reserved for the show's 1,500th episode. She explicitly stated, "No dating," when pressed further by Tseng Kuo-cheng, reinforcing their platonic connection.

No dating.

— Cai Shang-huaResponding to a direct question about her relationship status with Lin Bing-sheng.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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