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China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational

FILE - In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping tours the National Speed Skating Oval, a competition venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It is richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational. (Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - A child plays with a red scarf near a decoration for the Beijing Winter Olympics on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) The Olympic Rings on a tower is constructed for the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 to be held in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It is richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Visitors stand near a logo for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at a ski resort in Yanqing on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) FILE - Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, potentially capable of sinking a U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in a single strike, drive past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015. China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It is richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) FILE - Fireworks in the shape of the Olympic rings are shown over National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen as performers dance at a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on Monday, June 28, 2021. Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) FILE - Fireworks over the National Stadium during opening ceremony fot the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2008. China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It is richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File) FILE - Chinese authorities test fireworks ahead of the Aug 8 start of the Olympic Games on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug 2, 2008. Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational