Head - to - head competition between PRC and U.S. teams invites jingoistic responses , especially given two backstories .
Other Chinese characteristics of the 2008 Games may amplify the ordinary Olympic temptations of nationalism .
Head - to - head competition between Chinese and U.S. teams invites jingoistic responses , especially given two backstories .
Other Chinese characteristics of the 2008 Games may amplify the ordinary Olympic temptations of nationalism .