the black China hand

Was it real? Was it faked? Does it matter? Chinese netizens are debating the computer simulated special effects used for one of high points of the Olympic opening ceremony, the footprints of fire that “stepped” from Tiananmen Square to the Bird’s Nest stadium.

I don’t think it really mattered that it was fake. The point is that the authorities tried to pass it off as real. That begs many a question when a government tries to do that. I mean what else have they faked (read: WMDs in Iraq) to get what they want.

China faked footprints of fire coverage in Olympics opening ceremony.