China is going for more than gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The Chinese are trying to prove that China is a world dominator financially and physically.
Why should other countries care?
Dignity is certainly not a concern. If you’re in retail or banking, you might want to think about rooting for China instead of your own country.
Why? Because this is what China’s showing in Vancouver represents.
1. People in China have more leisure time to enjoy sports. People have more money to spend on extracurricular activities and their respective products. There’s a growing interest in other cultures.
2. At least 300 million sets of eyeballs protected by 60 billion eyelashes of pride from China are observing every move of their competing countrymen and those of other countries. These Olympians have more power than any billion-dollar stimulus.
3. China is winning the emerging market race. You don’t see any of the other emerging countries like India and Brazil on the medal list.
Go China!
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Related Links
Big-time Medal Winners – CRI English
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Medal Standings – The Vancouver Organizing Committee
