The 2008 Olympics are about to begin in Beijing and excitement is running high among the hundreds of thousands of fans from inside China and around the world.

2008年奥运会即将在北京拉开帷幕，中国乃至世界各地的数十万奥运迷们情绪高涨。

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However, the next 30 years transformed China from the inside out, with the implementation of new economic goals and gradual openness to the outside world.

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Companies, in fact, are starting to back away from rapid expansion inside China as they rethink the role of their locations there.

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At least a few of the Muslims from southwestern China known as Uyghurs, who seek independence from China, could be among the first detainees released from Guantanamo if the government can find a home for them inside or outside the United States.

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