The Winter Olympic Games in Baging, China

This is the first winter olympics to use virtually a hundred % fake snow. It comes at a high environmental cost, and also some athletes say is more dangerous to compete on. But what a difference wolf, from the two thousand eight games. Back then, china under immense pressure to prove to the world that it was an emerging global super power. This time around, china wasn't trying to prove anything. In fact, it is reflective of bajing trying to show off a wealthy, powerful china. And increasingly confident and defiant.