Were the 2008 Beijing Olympics a “victory for China,” as the headline on this front-page Washington Post story claims? That probably depends on, um, what the definition of “victory” is. China won more gold medals than any other country. The games demonstrated China’s new economic power and ability to coordinate not one but two gigantic propaganda displays. But China did nothing to allay the concerns of Americans, and some American policymakers, about its “peaceful rise.” Here’s John F. Burns: