Beijing Winter Olympics mascot in the motif of a panda, "Bing Dwen Dwen," is booming in popularity in China, raising expectations that the total sales of the official goods will top 2.5 billion yuan ($392.90 million) during the period of the games.China, which has been criticized by some democratic nations for using the Olympics for political gain, may be hoping the mascot will help dispel the negative of the games that kicked off last week amid a "diplomatic boycott" initiated by the United States, observers say.On Sunday afternoon, a 300-meter line was moving slowly in front of a licensed…READ FULL ARTICLE
