CNN CNN Newsroom Live August 9, 2021 06:54:00
That was china's ceremonial stepping out onto the world stage, hosting the summer olympics in beijing and a moment many expected would lead to a further opening up of the country. the games were a muzmerizing production revealing china's potential to rival the west in athletic competition and beyond. but since 2008 under the ruling communist party and its increasingly powerful leader xi jinping, the peoples republic has not only seen its economy soar but also a rapid build up and flexing of its military and cyber might making countries like the u.s. increasingly uneasy. in less than six months...