The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

end of June.

Just when Panshan Group held its year-end party group meeting, the United States finally stopped pressuring the Athens Olympic Organizing Committee, and stopped setting obstacles and making things difficult for the Iraqi delegation to participate in the Olympics.

The Athens Olympic Organizing Committee held a press conference and officially confirmed that the Iraqi delegation will participate in this Olympic Games.

Naturally, major media outlets around the world reported this news and took the opportunity to praise the United States.

After all, Americans have always been domineering, and it is not easy for them to take a step back.

Just one week before the Athens Olympics, both sides in Afghanistan and Iraq announced that in order to ensure the smooth holding of the Athens Olympics, there would be no more exchanges of fire between the two sides until the end of the Athens Olympics.

This statement from both sides was highly praised by the Athens Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee and all parties. After all, it can be said that it was a great honor!
Athens. The Chinese delegation had already arrived in Athens for training. Being familiar with the weather and climate of Athens, they were the first delegations to arrive in Athens. Even the American delegation arrived later than the Chinese delegation.

The Chinese delegation this time has a large lineup, setting a new record and surpassing the previous Olympic Games.

China will participate in all Olympic competitions. In addition to a larger number of athletes, the coaching, medical and chef strengths have been greatly improved compared to the previous session.

The whole of Athens is full of Chinese elements.

On July 7, two subway lines opened in Athens. The subways were built by China Construction Group and the trains were manufactured by China High-speed Railway EMU Production Group.

The mascot of the Athens Olympic Games was also made in China.

The power supply security for the entire Olympic Games is also guaranteed by the State Grid Corporation of China.

All 22 sports stadiums built in Athens for the Olympics were built by Chinese companies, and the Olympic Village was also built by Chinese companies.

The volunteers' uniforms were made in China. The shoes, bulletproof vests, and bulletproof helmets worn by the security forces were all made in China.

Security equipment and competition equipment are all made in China.

Even those outdoor advertising screens are also manufactured in China.

In addition, sponsors, small businesses operating on the periphery, and Chinese companies are all demonstrating their influence through the Olympics, fearless of obstacles and daring to take challenges.

It can be said that the Chinese factor was "everywhere" in the Athens Olympics, and Chinese companies and Chinese manufacturing began to show a gesture of all-round participation in the Olympic economy.

At the Athens Olympics, Chinese companies are also the largest Olympic sponsors.

Gree Electric Appliances has become the official supplier of this Olympic Games, and Gree air-conditioning products will cover competition venues, Olympic Village, Media Village, supporting hotels and airports, etc.

As for the Olympic vehicles, China Auto failed to compete with European car companies and failed to become the official supplier of this Olympic Games.

This time, the most watched sport is not the national sport "table tennis", there is no suspense about that, but the Chinese men's basketball team!

The US men's basketball team this time, those superstars were afraid of the threat to their own safety from terrorist bombings and shootings and refused to participate. The US men's basketball team is led by Duncan and Iverson. Others are Marbury, Boozer, Marion, Odom, Martin, Jermaine O'Neal, Wade who just finished his rookie season, James and this year's rookie Emika Okafor. It is the most shabby lineup after the Dream Team!
This gives other competitors a chance to take home the gold medal!

Even many Chinese basketball fans see this as a godsend. After winning the men's basketball World Cup gold medal, Chinese fans have a bigger ambition, which is to win the men's basketball Olympic gold medal!
In addition, two professional tennis players, Liu Qing'an and Liu Manhua, have also attracted much attention. They are both very popular and are world sports stars. Liu Qing'an is handsome, has comprehensive and stable skills, a gorgeous and positive playing style, and a gentlemanly and elegant image. He has a large number of fans around the world. Liu Qing'an is also active in the field of charity and has been well received.

Liu Manhua has exquisite facial features and is known as the most beautiful woman in the sports world. Liu Manhua is also full of honors. Although she is only 21 years old, she has already won more than a dozen championships.

Liu Qing'an and Liu Manhua have never lost a gold medal in the national team's tennis mixed doubles competition. In this Athens Olympics, the gold medal in the tennis mixed doubles competition is also relatively stable.

During the Athens Olympics, many Chinese people went to Athens to travel and watch the Olympics.

The opening ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games, with the theme of "After 108 years, the Olympics return to their hometown", was held grandly. Delegations from more than 200 countries and regions around the world, nearly 1 performers and staff, and over 5 spectators gathered together to witness this sporting event together with 40 billion TV viewers around the world.

At the opening ceremony, Athens displayed its nobility and elegance, allowing the world to feel the Athenian culture and see the heritage and charm of Athenian culture.

Liu Tao was alone at home, watching the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics.

As for his wife and children, they all went to Athens to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in person.

Watching the opening ceremony, Liu Tao nodded slightly. The opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics was a performance with real historical heritage.

The whole opening ceremony was beautiful and shocking. Whether it was the beating of drums or the lute, everything was astounding. The cultural heritage of this ancient civilization cannot be imitated by other countries.

And the beating of the drums represents the dialogue between the ancient Greeks and modern people, which is very creative.

Greece is the birthplace of Western civilization and represents the early civilization of the entire West. It has to be said that the Athenians put a lot of thought into this Olympics.

The five rings of water and fire are very beautiful. Not only are they the five Olympic rings, they also remind people of Prometheus stealing fire in Greek mythology.

This kind of creativity and cultural connotation is truly commendable.

The geometric paper boat that follows is a display of the Greeks’ navigation technology and mathematics, and this scene is also very beautiful.

Liu Tao watched the opening ceremony with an appreciative attitude throughout the 40-minute performance.

When the delegations from various countries came on stage, there were more or less of them, some reminded themselves of their national characteristics, and some pursued individuality.

After about 1 hour and 40 minutes, it was finally the turn for the Chinese delegation to appear.

This is definitely the most exciting thing for the Chinese people when delegations from various countries appear.

China is becoming increasingly powerful, which is also reflected in the opening ceremonies of every Olympic Games.

Whether it is the size of the delegation, the number of competitions participated in, the number of gold medals won, the mental outlook of the athletes, etc., these are all manifestations.

At the Athens Olympics, the athletes of the Chinese delegation held their heads high, full of vigor and confidence that they did not have when they participated in the Los Angeles Olympics!
When the Chinese delegation participated in the Los Angeles Olympics, even the athletes were not allowed to leave at will. This was because they were worried that some athletes would be mentally shocked by the prosperity of Los Angeles and lose themselves.

But now it is different, Chinese athletes are full of confidence. (End of this chapter)