Did Invisible Hands Turn Beijing’s Staging Upside Down?

School child walking with Yao Ming during the Opening Ceremony holds flag upside down. An upside-down flag is the international nautical convention for “great distress.”
Did Invisible Hands Turn Beijing’s Staging Upside Down?
Photo of Lin Hao and Yao Ming published by Xinhua.net, with the flag in Lin’s hand cropped out. Xinhua.net
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Photo of Lin Hao and Yao Ming published by Xinhua.net, with the flag in Lin's hand cropped out. (Xinhua.net)


Diana Zhang
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Diana Zhang, Ph.D., is a staff writer with 20 years’ experience in the study of China. Based in the United States, she uses a pen name to protect her family members in China.
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