Whether or not we want to admit it, China will eventually be a world superpower, so it's probably a good idea if we get on their good side now. That way we don't wind up getting the waterboard treatment in the future.

And frankly, I can find no better way to get on China's good side than this.

The Chinese have enlisted the help of the New England Patriots cheerleaders to help train their elite cheerleader units for the Olympic Games. Awesome.

Yep, 400 young (and hopefully hot) Chinese women were chosen through a nationwide competition and from cheerleading or dance institutes before being broken up into 28 elite squads. The 400 who made the cut will perform "not only as cheerleaders, but also as dancers and acrobats," the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games said. Uh, sure, whatever. Tell me more about the cheerleading!

Ok then. The squads have been practicing for four to six hours a day at a compound on the outskirts of Beijing since June with Patriots cheerleaders, so you know they're getting good. In addition to that, they're already getting pretty creative in their routines.

Some routines are self-choreographed and throw in some Chinese flair. One group squats and kicks with red fans, flicking them open and shut with a loud whir to Asian-infused techno. 

And then there's this next sentence that may be the best thing I've ever read in the history of the world.

Another squad twirls nunchucks before switching to pompoms mid-song.

This Olympics is absolutely going to rule.

Also of note, the cheerleaders won't just be cheering for China. They'll also be cheering for other countries as well. Which is nice. I know if I was about to swim for the gold in the 100 meter freestyle, nothing would get me more psyched than a scantily clad Chinese cheerleader twirling a nunchuck to Asian techno beats.

[HT: Christian Science Monitor]