On the face of it, China has won the Olympics. But it is not China that has won, but the Communist party. The Chinese people have lost. (Ma Jian)

On the face of it, China has won the Olympics. But it is not China that has won, but the Communist party. The Chinese people have lost.

Ma Jian

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