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China tied the U.S. on Olympic golds — here's how

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With all the events completed, China tied Team USA in the medal table, with 40 golds each.

China majors in diving, table tennis, weightlifting, shooting and badminton.

China is also making breakthroughs in disciplines typically dominated by the U.S. , namely swimming.

China saw how potent a geopolitical weapon the Olympics could be at the Helsinki Games in 1952 .

Mao Zedong promoted exercise as a cultural and political necessity after the 1949 communist revolution.

China wouldn’t win its first medals for another 30 years after it withdrew from the International Olympic Committee in protest over the participation of Taiwan , which it sees as a rogue province that rightfully belongs to Beijing .

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