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Former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai was famously asked if he considered the French Revolution to have been a success: he paused briefly before venturing the opinion that it was really much too early to judge. By Brendan Gallagher in Beijing A nation expects: the whole of China will have their eyes on hurdler Liu Xiang as he tries to win gold for the hosts Photo: AFP Old China used to take its time and preferred to think in terms of centuries rather than decades when confronting big issues. That has all changed in the new modern China, where everything seemingly happens at 1,000mph, from the 48-storey tower block growing before your eyes to the elegant translators at the Olympic press conference who conduct their work with breathtaking speed and efficiency, making dreary officials sound razor-sharp and interesting. There is a... [read full story]
