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Asian Games Closing In China Marked With Spectacular Medal Tally, Robots And AI

Closing of Asian Games: The return of the digital torchbearer was the most moving part of a joyful closing ceremony overall. The massive computerized human avatar put out the fire in the cauldron and moved toward the door. She moved a short distance before stopping and casting a wistful glance back at the torch. took a few steps forward once more, turned to face him and stopped for a while more. He waved goodbye from the Olympic Stadium’s roof before taking up into the night sky.

China was prepared for closing of Asian Games

There was never any question about that. China was prepared—in fact, over-prepared—for these Games, which were eight years in the planning and cost an estimated $30 billion. The Games were delayed by a year due to the epidemic.

The huge screen was covered in pictures of the last two weeks’ most thrilling action. Human moments were also shown in portraits. of successes and setbacks. with outlandish tales and minnows establishing a name for themselves.

China’s relations with its neighbors

The host nation, which has tense relations with several of its neighbors, has made claims about a “harmonious” Asia. There was a brazen demonstration of technology. Additionally, there was a less-subtle underlying message that China’s economic condition is not as dire as it is depicted to be.

The situation can be different in reality. Particularly after media  reported, citing the Japanese newspaper Mainichi, that the mayor of the following host city broke precedent by skipping Hangzhou. According to the source, this was due to his remarks from a decade ago that “denied that the Japanese army committed a wartime massacre on the Chinese city of Nanjing.”

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‘Harmonious’ Asia may be a pipe dream

‘Harmonious’ Asia may be a pipe dream, but on a night that saw yet another overt exhibition of technology, in an occasion with much more razzmatazz than the Opening and reaching a crescendo that is typically associated with ceremonies like this, China made sure its advances were counted—both on and off the field.

The March of the Volunteers was played loudly and thousands of people murmured the phrases as the Closing began, just like other sporting events. Every time China’s athletes earned a gold medal during the past two weeks, the national song was played a record 201 times.

China took advantage of the favorable home conditions by more than doubling its medal total from the previous Asiad. The superpower country excelled in almost all of the sports it took part in; it did not only compete in cricket and kabaddi. The hosts, who last held the Asian Games in 2010, were unable to surpass China’s record-breaking overall total of 416.

Srishti Verma

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