DOMINANCE LEADS TO VOLLEYBALL POWER STRUGGLE.

(From China Daily)

Byline: TAN YINGZI

LEIPZIG, Germany: In the history of modern volleyball since 1952, when the International Volleyball Federation launched the first Women's Volleyball World Championship in Moscow, there is always a team of the decade - Japan dominated in the 60s, Russia or the former Soviet Union conquered the 70s, China topped the world in the 80s and Cuba overpowered all in the last decade of the 20th century.

But now, which outfit is the team of the new century? It is a difficult question.

The beginning of the new millennium seems to be in chaos.

Cuba cannot maintain their winning streak over China and the United States and Russia are competing fiercely for titles. …