By HARVEY ARATON

BEIJING — It took a few days for the Spanish slant-eye controversy to ignite as a hot topic here, albeit far short of a raging bonfire. Which begs the question: If the Chinese aren’t terribly offended and are not blowing the whistle on the Spanish basketball team, is the seemingly offensive gesture another noncall, a best-dismissed case of no harm, no foul?

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