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

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.

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

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

The grant is allowing experts in U.S. and Thailand to train future scientists in Thailand to be better equipped to address the challenges of malaria. Hopefully, the preliminary work they are doing will help us obtain additional research grants and further our work.

This will help accelerate the concerted development of cities and rural areas.