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"BEIJING (AP) - A 7-year-old Chinese
girl's face was "not suitable" for the
Olympics Opening Ceremony, so another
little girl with a pixie smile lip-synched
"Ode to the Motherland" -- the latest
example of the lengths Beijing took for a
perfect start to the Games.
A member of China's Politburo asked for
the last-minute change to match one girl's
face with another's voice, the ceremony's
chief music director, Chen Qigang, said in
an interview with Beijing Radio.
"The audience will understand that it's in
the national interest," Chen said in a
video of the interview posted online
Sunday night.
The news follows reports that some footage
of the fireworks exploding across China's
capital during the ceremony was digitally
inserted into television coverage,
apparently over concerns that not all of
the 29 blasts could be captured on camera.
China has been eager to present a flawless
Olympics image to the world, shooing
migrant workers and so-called petitioners
who come to the central government with
grievances from the city and shutting down
any sign of protest.
The country's quest for perfection
apparently includes its children. "
