Tomorrow is the big day.  I fly off to Beijing (w/ an overnight layover for some kimchee in Korea) and am very much looking forward to setting foot in China for the second time.   I went to Shanghai and Beijing in early 2001 with one of my best friends Harry How (who will also be covering the games for Getty Images.)  A lot has changed since then - 9/11 happened a few months after our return and clearly the world has changed quite a bit since then.  But mostly - I’m looking to see how China has evolved since my first visit.

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