Who Needs Who?

The official saying is that Olympic needs China as well as China needs the Olympic Games.

Is it that Chinese audience was expecting an ecstatic party for their own happiness or that the country is in need of international recognition? The two interpretations are inextricably entwined. Since the Opening Up reformation took place two decades ago, it’s the first opportunity ever for China to meet the world on an equal basis and on such a large scale. China is like a kindergarten kid who had worked hard in the hope of being praised by his teacher but had hardly achieved any. He is eager to please the world.

Besides, Chinese expectations for the performances on the ceremony are soaring, as high as the index of their economy. For the majority of the Chinese population who grew up in the adversary environment of 60’s, they have devoted their youth to the rocketing economic development in the 80’s. The Olympic Games is their show. They are yearning to witness a powerful and prosperous China nurtured under their effort. It’s a sense of achievement essential for a people, especially a people that are not usually looked up by the world.

Fortunately, as the praise from around the world flush in for the organized games, resourceful volunteers and enthusiastic audience, Olympic is all successful for everyone and every purpose. The question at the beginnning really doesnt matter any more since whoever the Olympic is for, he had get it.