Edmonton Journal said: + j1 n' y$ d1 k& Z& V' L- v"The ceremony preceded 16days of competition, for which China has spent $70 billion - six times the record of Athens in 2004."( u) v+ v: g& c$ r8 {) i4 W! r) F
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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?" ! X; \6 ^9 M r4 {2 C-----------------------------------------------7 T) O* |- L! F
the meaning of the big party is inestimable.