Much has been said about how successful the Beijing Olympic was. So much so the Brits had to eat the humble pie early - that they will never match what was on display during the opening ceremony. What was also remarkable was China's medal haul. China only got its first gold in 1984. This time it got 51. India also got a billion people but could only manage one solitary gold. I just started reading this book today bought by Fiz in KL last week. It has quite a funny story line, tracking the origin of underwear, a strange choice amongst all the multitudes of things coming out of China into the free world. In doing so the author tries to unravel the commercial, political, economic, human right and all sort of things related to China.
The author also attempted to summarise the history of China in a few words which I think is also true for many parts of the world. From a distance the story of China resembles a pattern of waves. He said the history of China is endless repeated four-phase story of power: the revolutionary bid for power, the assumption of power, the gradual corruption of power and the loss of power. Each story is an imperial dynasty. Some lasting a decade. Some a millennium.
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