The Chinese torture

Apparently the Chinese want to use the 2008 Olympic Games in Peking to establish supremacy over the sport world in general and the US sport in particular. The Games will be successful in the eyes of the Chinese only if the Chinese win the most medals AND beat the US in the number of gold medals. One gold [medal] equals one thousand silver [medals] is the mantra repeated everyday by the Chinese officials including the Minister of Sport Liu Peng. So, badminton, table tennis, gymnastics and diving are the main battlegrounds but rumor has it that they also count on the disciplines requiring more brawn than brains so let's see if the Chinese can really win in women's weightlifting or man’s heavyweight boxing…

I can sense a striking similarity with the German approach: Hitler just couldn't stand that his "racially superior Aryans" were beaten by one Jesse Owens, and the DDR government had exactly the same mantra… win…win…here’s steroids…win…here’s hormones…win…at all costs..win…or…

I wonder what the “or” part will be for the Chinese who lose…