As she turned to face China, she saw they had released the stricken Man and allowed him to slump to the floor.

The team now faces China, which crushed defending champion Norway 5-0.

But the challenges facing China are enormous because its regulatory system is weak and enforcement is difficult.

His message on the square in 1989 was that the plight of factory workers was the biggest, most explosive issue facing China.

Young intellectuals eager for knowledge, progress and a better future, were bound to be impressed by new solutions to the problems facing contemporary China.

Was it all a stage-managed event by the party leadership in order to distract their own people and foreign observers from the real issues facing China?

It cannot bravely face China, which is becoming stronger and stronger in sports.

Ma said: "Water pollution is the most serious environmental issue facing China.

At 16 he has to take on the terrifying responsibility of heading the Government and facing China.

We must also recognise the enormous demographic, environmental and modernisation challenges facing China.