CHINA DAZZLES WORLD WITH OLYMPIC EXTRAVAGANZA
August 9, 2008 - 10:24 am
BEIJING (AP) – China didn’t just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.