Well, China is on top, no matter how is it ranked.
By chinltong
I have not doubt that China will come on top this time. I have never been a big fan for Chinese athletes or records when I was growing up in Hong Kong. Hard to explain being nonchalant but country pride is not my major concern.
This time around, it is more ambivalent, I rooted for the U.S. because of the media coverage letting us know the stories behind a lot of the athletes. Plenty of my friends are supporting China, mostly because of the pride and national identity.
Interesting enough, many of us from Hong Kong would insisted on being from Hong Kong is different from being from mainland China when talking with people from other nations, but when it comes to events like the olympics suddenly we are all Chinese.
Just a note, the opening ceremony is a statement made. To become a superpower, China must dominate this Olympics period, because national pride is beyond all costs now. All the "heads" of other nations were in Beijing because they all wanted a piece of China for economic and strategy reasons. My world is simple as that, I am an utilitarian from the heart.
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