The new issue of The Atlantic Monthly looks at just how much of our country China actually owns. (Answer: At this point, almost all of it.) And this is how you know it has gone too far: They're now controlling what we do with our cheerleaders.

On the eve of one of the most important games in Patriots history, a small group of Patriots cheerleaders were outsourced to China — how ironic! — for "teaching wannabe cheerleaders and promoting professional football in the world's most populous country." We suppose this makes sense; we suspect the Chinese had no idea why these scantily clad women were jumping up and down in front of them, but we doubt they minded all that much.

4 New England Patriots' Cheerleaders Now Owned By Chinese [Busted Coverage]

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