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"The ceremony preceded 16days of competition, for which China has spent $70 billion - six times the record of Athens in 2004." ; Q5 l3 Z/ C& k* ?, ^& ^" \' B2 F8 ]
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"Without the Olympics' willingness to play, China could never have had this kind of opportunity to show the world the power of a national mind so sharply focused on an instrument of good., fear China a little less, maybe even like it a little?"* j! v7 w/ k i. J3 [
----------------------------------------------- & C6 I! d& e- L6 T+ H$ gthe meaning of the big party is inestimable.