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"The ceremony preceded 16days of competition, for which China has spent $70 billion - six times the record of Athens in 2004."" M& n; K0 k( y R2 }5 p
! A! E2 u' l) z8 e 4 ~, Q0 f4 D7 x"Without the Olympics' willingness to play, China could never have had this kind of opportunity to show the world the power of a national mind so sharply focused on an instrument of good., fear China a little less, maybe even like it a little?" 9 a: l( t) e' ?) f-----------------------------------------------5 E; \# H* d2 b( _. G/ D
the meaning of the big party is inestimable.