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FYI, on Apr 10 2008, 05:08 AM, said:
I agree with Davey. This is China's moment to shine & they don't want anything to go wrong or be embarassed &/or anyone to embarass them. They're not gonna forget which countries might embarass them during these Games & will pay them back in one way or another, that being political, economical or otherwise. The Chinese have a lot of cards to play with nowadays & they'll them deal them out in the appropiate fashion as they would see it.
Disagree. The Chinese don't have nearly as many meaningful cards to play as you are imagining. They can raise visa fees for Brits and have other similar tantrums full of sound and fury signifying nothing, but nothing with teeth unless they shoot themselves in the economic foot. The Chinese won't do that. They certainly don't think they are as powerful as you think they are, though they'd love for you and others to hang on to that impression.
