To the Los Angeles Times, the show, directed by Chinese film maker Zhang Yimou, was not a welcoming ceremony for a resurgent China rejoining the world stage.

• 洛杉矶时报说，这场由中国电影工作者张艺谋导演的开幕式，并不是崛起的中国进入国际舞台的欢迎仪式。