Chinese gymnastics gold medalist Liu Yang emphasized the importance of team spirit, saying that a truly great athlete is one who not only achieves personal success but also helps their team excel, carrying on the legacy of past generations and inspiring the next.
Liu, a Tokyo Olympic gold medalist on the rings, triumphantly defended his rings’ title at this year’s Paris Olympics.
At the Tokyo 2020, Liu executed a striking new move that left a lasting impression on audiences, humorously dubbed "Head Tilt Kill" by netizens. Building on that, at the Paris Olympics, he introduced a new personal signature move, titled "Head Raised, Eyes Closed."
Liu said the gesture was meant to show more confidence while facing judgments and questions.
"At this age, I may not be that impetuous. As I said before, I wanted to grow from a good athlete to a great one. But after this Paris Olympics, I don't think I have become a great one," Liu said.
Liu says his dream of becoming a great athlete would be realized by claiming gold as part of a triumphant team in the men's gymnastics team event, a wish that didn't quite come true this year as Japan pipped China to the gold medal.
"In my opinion, a great athlete is not only about how many successes they have had, but also how they help the team achieve better results, passing on the glorious tradition and spirit of the older generation to our hands, and us passing it on to the next generation. I think only by achieving such goals or reaching such an understanding can an athlete be considered great," the athlete said.
Great athletes defined by dedication to team: Chinese gold medal gymnast
Great athletes defined by dedication to team: Chinese gold medal gymnast
China in 2024 saw a faster transformation and upgrading of investment in manufacturing industry, a strong growth of investment in high-tech industries, and a rebound of investment in infrastructure construction, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday.
The investment in manufacturing industry grew by 9.2 percent compared to the previous year, or six percentage points higher than the growth rate of overall investment. In particular, investment in technological upgrades of manufacturing industry increased by eight percent, or 4.8 percentage points higher than overall investment growth.
Private investment in manufacturing grew by 10.8 percent, driving up overall private investment by 5.3 percentage points.
The structure of investment continued to optimize. Investment in high-tech industries rose eight percent compared to the previous year, which was 4.8 percentage points higher than the growth rate of overall investment. In particular, investment in high-tech manufacturing grew by seven percent, and that in high-tech service industry grew by 10.2 percent. Investments related to high-tech industries, such as aerospace equipment manufacturing and professional technical services, increased by more than 30 percent.
In 2025, China plans to moderately increase central government budgetary investments, issue ultra-long-term special treasury bonds and local government special bonds, and enhance efforts to support projects for implementing major national strategies and building security capacity in key areas, as well as implementation of large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-in programs, with the aim of stimulating private investment activity through various measures, effectively leveraging government investment to drive social investment, improving investment efficiency, and promoting steady growth in investments.
Transformation, upgrading of China's manufacturing investment accelerates in 2024