Special powers
We have learned from the Pre-Olympic regattas that the Chinese press is all about promoting China, and they are not too subtle about it. This item today showed that they also have special powers:
2008 Olympics co-host city to hold opening ceremony in sea
QINGDAO, East China, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Qingdao, the venue for the sailing events of this summer's Olympic Games, plans to hold an opening ceremony in the sea. "We want to hold a special opening ceremony for the Olympics sailing competition," said Zang Aimin, deputy mayor of Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province. Zang told reporters that the organizers would take measures to prevent bad weather from spoiling the ceremony. The 2008 Olympic Games will open in Beijing on Aug. 8 and run to Aug. 24.
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Maybe they can magically make some clean water in Qingdao as well.
Apparently its no Evain- http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/wind-back-in-her-sails/2007/11/17/1194767017510.html
I spoke with someone who recently spent time in China and they said that the Chinese were foolishly doing cloud seeding experiments in preparation for weather control for the Olympics. However, even though they apparently could turn the rain on, they unfortunately did not know how to turn it off.
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