China send the largest-ever delegation to attend the winter Olympics since we made our debut in the winter Games in 1980.

We will employ more foreign coaches, technicians, nutritionists and other experts to help Chinese athletes.

For the Beijing Olympics, I am sure the figure will be higher.

It is also the first time that the number of the athletes in snow events exceeds those in ice events. Though we are just rookies in snow events, our athletes are confident to try their best in the Games.

We can send that size of a delegation to Estonia and the question is, for what? Why do we need 40-odd people there?

China has entered a period of rapid increase in exits and entries.