Chinese Doctoring Public Perception During Olympics
In the opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese digitally enhanced a fireworks display and replaced a 7-year-old singing girl with a "cuter" lip-syncher.
In what other ways have the Chinese been trying to cover up perceived imperfections?
Entire Wenchuan region, which was devastated by the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in May, has been covered with a 1,600-square-mile canvas bearing the phrase "Go for the gold!"
Calling canoeing competitions "interesting"
Beijing's homeless have been freeze-dried and painted to resemble terra-cotta warriors
Opening drumming sequence performed entirely by professional drummers who had undergone months of rehearsal
Extra soy sauce
Cotton balls glued into sickly pandas' bald spots
Entire Chinese population CGI-ed
Holding massive two-week sporting spectacle to distract from environmental calamities, mass poverty, and human rights abuse
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