AUG. 8, 2008: Chinese paramilitary police officers stand next to the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. For China, this decade was a time when the massive nation began to reshape the world in both basic and big ways. After spending much of the '80s and '90s with their heads down, retooling their shattered economy, the Chinese started peering beyond the horizon and striding out far beyond their borders. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
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