China in Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022.

Someone just asked if the World Cup 2022 is riding on China's capabilities. 10 ways China was quietly working behind the scenes at the Qatar World Cup.

 1. World Cup buildings were getting green electricity from a next generation power station which harvests only solar energy, built by the Power Construction Corporation of China.

  2. People were taken where they needed to go in a fleet of 888 fully electric buses - made by Yutong Bus - a Chinese firm that has quietly become, the world's biggest bus maker.

  3. The main stadium was built by China railway Construction Corporation : that's the firm that pops up in Africa and Europe and around the planet, known for its extraordinary ability to create infrastructure in difficult environments.

  4. What's a sporting event without souvenir merchandise? It's estimated that almost 70 percent of the World Cup related goods - from footballs to flags to jerseys to whistles - came from a single location in China, a southeastern city called Yiwu.

  5. A purpose-built extra-large reservoir was providing clean drinking water for sports people and fans. It was constructed by Gezhouba Group from Wuhan.

  6. The stadium-building operations needed huge amounts of heavy equipment, from massive earth movers to cranes - nearly, 100 of these were supplied by China's Sany Heavy Industry, one of the world's biggest construction firms.

  7. The most innovative venue is Qatar's Stadium 974 which can be disassembled and reassembled anywhere. Designed by a Spanish architect, the 974 building blocks were made by China International Marine Containers.

  8. All the LED floodlights came from the Unilumin Group of China

  9. Most people say air conditioners are a must for survival in that environment and China's Midea Co supplied supplied 2,500 aircons for the event.

10. This is the most expensive sporting event in world history and needed a lot of support from businesses. Nineteen Chinese firms signed up to sponsor the event.

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My take

Now we know better. We are nowhere in this league.

Tailpiece.

Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by a quarter to 10.

Jerry had come by at a quarter to 1 to install the gas stove and the chimney. Sreejith, of the PCI, fetched up around 3 to do the servicing.

By the time the work was completed, it was a quarter to 5.

A nice evening.