Fukuhara Ai, a top table tennis player, will carry the Japanese flag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Ai has played table tennis in China since 2005 and is considered a symbol of China-Japan friendship. [Xinhua]
![Fukuhara Ai, a top table tennis player, will carry the Japanese flag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Ai has played table tennis in China since 2005 and is considered a symbol of China-Japan friendship. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080808/000d87ad3cdd0a05f73d40.jpg "Fukuhara Ai, a top table tennis player, will carry the Japanese flag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Ai has played table tennis in China since 2005 and is considered a symbol of China-Japan friendship. [Xinhua]")