Chinas Wobbling Hurdling....A lesson in Choreography.

China would never give up a chance to be perceived as some sort of entity where everyone thinks alike, always smile alike, listen to the same songs and if we are to believe them, when everyone is asleep in China they all turnover in a perfectly synchronised way. 

Have you ever had the feeling when watching the Chinese grand prix that 90% of the supposed spectators are all Policemen, secret service and paid cheerleaders. All made to look like couples, teenagers and lovers having a wonderful weekend?  When Didier Drogba arrived in China to carry on his footballing career all you could see was a frenzied mob of fans, photographers and media personnel. However, if you took a closer look it wouldn't seem so at all. It was just Play acting. From the Policeman trying to push back the Photographer to the TV personnel scuffling to get a closer look to the fan waving a piece of paper waiting for an autograph. It was all a bunch of people paid to act out a script.  

Drogba arrives in China

In the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing China a little girl who was scheduled to sing was deemed to be "not pretty" enough by one Chinese big wig. So what did they do? Yeah, you would guess it. They pulled out the never failing card of deception. 

Ling Miaoke and Yang Peiyi

Letting TV kid star Ling Miaoke do the appearance, making her mouth (lip synch) the words that were being sung by Yang Peiyi who had her singing pre-recorded for the event. She wasn't allowed to appear because she had crooked milk teeth and a chubby face. 

Their latest sports antics in the just concluded London 2012 Olympics now involves their mega star Liu Xiang a world Champion in the men 110metres Hurdles. 

You see, "BEFORE" the race Mr Liu Xiang suffered a serious injury. The Honourable thing to have done would have been to pull out of the race. But what did they do. Yup, that old card once again appears on the table. Script writers were called in and instead of preparing for a race, they prepared for an act.

The gun went off and everyone took off on a flying start, except of course Mr Xiang who was injured and went down at the first hurdle, Bahamas' Braithwaite who tripped and fell and one other athlete who pulled a hamstring. Mr Xiang went ahead to hobble  and in a show of sportsmanship and patriotism kissed the last hurdle and waved to the crowed. He was wheeled off the tracks amidst loud cheers of love and understanding from the crowd. Even the Chinese commentator that day was heard to choke amidst praises for Liu Xiang, saying this is the cruel reality of sports.

The bottom line of this story and the question I am dying to ask is; what's with the Chinese government and its serious effort to choreograph everything it can. It leaves one thinking and begging to know what really is real in China. I wouldn't be surprised if a piece of the great wall of China fell of one day and underneath one of its bricks is a logo saying Shanghai plastics with a time-stamp of 2010.