Edmonton Journal said: ; z+ H' ]; d' a0 l"The ceremony preceded 16days of competition, for which China has spent $70 billion - six times the record of Athens in 2004."- }5 x" `& `$ _
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( l4 v* h2 c/ w0 K$ g7 j6 g& K4 M j"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?" * p2 c* t. N! N x! ^9 m) x0 C----------------------------------------------- 5 N6 p. z* l; X2 xthe meaning of the big party is inestimable.