Realistic decision
China Daily | Updated: 2009-02-06 07:47
The country's decision this week not to bid for the FIFA World Cup Finals in 2018 or 2022 is a painful, yet realistic and wise.
Just like the overwhelming support in 2001 during the bid for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the opposition to hosting the soccer extravaganza was also stunning.
Polls by two major Internet portals - sina and sohu - show disapproval rates among the public at 90 percent and 67 percent, respectively.
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