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Image copyrightEPAImage captionThe new theme park promotes Chinese culture in its attractions
China's richest man has opened a massive entertainment complex to compete with US giant Disney.
"Wanda City", in south-eastern city Nanchang, features rides, shopping centres and an aquarium, and cost more than $3bn (just over £2bn).
Its owner, Wang Jianlin, said he wanted to move away from western imports and to establish a global brand based on Chinese culture.
Disney is planning to open its own theme park in Shanghai next month.
The new entertainment complex includes an $800m China-themed park filled with twirling "porcelain teacup rides" and bamboo forests, as well as a huge indoor shopping mall, and what is claimed to be the world's largest ocean park.
Image copyrightEPAImage captionThe new park boasts "the highest and longest roller coaster" in China
Mr Wang's Wanda property group has also invested heavily in the film and cinema business.
It has indicated it wants to fend off Disney in the Chinese market and become a global entertainment brand.
'Craze for Mickey Mouse over'
In remarks at Saturday's opening ceremony, Mr Wang did not mention Disney by name, but said that after millennia of Chinese cultural domination, the country was lacking confidence in its own culture.
"We want to be a model for Chinese private enterprise, and we want to establish a global brand for Chinese firms," he said.
Only a week ago he told China Central Television (CCTV) that "this craze for Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck is over, the period when we would blindly follow where Disney led has been gone for years."
Image copyrightAPImage captionBut there is no getting away from Western merchandise in the shopping malls, where Star Wars Stormtroopers are out to get customers
After the site in Nanchang, Wanda plans to open around 15 in the country by 2020.
Meanwhile Disney's theme park in Shanghai, costing $5.5bn, will be its sixth theme park and its fourth outside the United States after Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
With the match only starting at 19:25 in France (18:25 in UK) because of rain earlier on, Djokovic faced a race against time to finish the match on Saturday.
The 11-time Grand Slam singles champion won the first set in 37 minutes, and despite dropping his serve, continued to dominate in the second.
British number two Bedene, bidding for his first victory over a top-10 opponent at the eighth attempt, kept plugging away, but in gloomy conditions Djokovic just managed to wrap up victory at 21:30 local time.
Second seed Murray, who beat Ivo Karlovic on Friday, faces American John Isner in the fourth round on Sunday.
His match is scheduled third on Court Suzanne Lenglen after a men's singles and a women's singles match, but rain could delay play.
BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:
"Djokovic guaranteed himself a day off by wrapping up victory with the last drop of light.
"It was an achievement to beat the clock in a match in which Bedene made him do plenty of running, and the victory all the sweeter as Sunday's weather forecast is shocking.
"For a man who admitted his confidence was very fragile at the start of the tournament, the world number 66 has had a very encouraging week.
"He is not the first man to play well against Djokovic but still lose in straight sets, and seemed to thrive on the opportunity to play in front of a 10,000-strong crowd."
Tsonga injury changes schedule
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was distraught after retiring from his match
Djokovic and Bedene's match was moved to Court Suzanne Lenglen after rain delayed play for more than two hours, but was switched back to Philippe Chatrier after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired hurt while leading 5-2 against Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.
The Frenchman, who reached the semi-finals last year, was leading 5-2 when a problem with his left leg forced him to quit in tears.
The sixth seed said: "I came on court feeling really good. The first game of the match I did a slide, and I just felt a pain.
"I continued a little bit and it was coming more and more painful. I knew it was over, because no chance I can play all match long like this."
Gulbis will play 12th seed David Goffin, who came through a five-setter against Nicolas Almagro 6-2 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-2.
Also through is seventh seed Tomas Berdych, who saw off Pablo Cuevas 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5.
Murray and Soares through to third round
Murray and Soares have not lost a Grand Slam match since becoming a partnership
Britain's Jamie Murray and Brazilian partner Bruno Soares are safely through to the third round of the men's doubles.
The fourth seeds defeated French pair David Guez and Vincent Millot 6-2 7-6 (7-5) having twice recovered from a break down in the second set.
Murray is currently ranked third in the world but has the chance to move back to number one with a good run at Roland Garros.
Since reaching the third round in Paris last year, the Scot has made the final at every Grand Slam, winning his first title with Soares at the Australian Open in January.
Serena Williams is aiming to equal Steffi Graf's record of 22 Grand Slam women's singles titles in the Open Era
French Open
Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Dates: 22 May to 5 June
Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on selected matches on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, the BBC Sport website and app.
Defending champion Serena Williams sealed a place in the French Open last 16, beating home favourite Kristina Mladenovic after a lengthy rain delay.
Top seed Williams won the first set 6-4 and was a tie-break away from defeating the 26th seed when they came off.
After a two-and-a-half hour delay, Williams converted a fifth match point to win 6-4 7-6 (12-10) in Paris.
The American, 34, aiming for her 22nd Grand Slam title, was joined in the next round by older sister Venus.
An electrical storm stopped play at Roland Garros about 14:00 BST on Saturday
Venus's match against France's Alize Cornet was stopped at 2-1 because of the rain, but the 35-year-old came back to seal a 7-6 (7-5) 1-6 6-0 win.
The American, who turns 36 next month, was playing in the third round for the first time since 2010 and has not made the quarter-finals in a decade.
Her sister Serena had dropped just five games in her first two matches at Roland Garros, but faced a tougher test against the French number one.
After the match finally resumed on Court Philippe Chatrier, Mladenovic opened a 5-2 lead in the tie-break - and spurned a set point at 9-8 - before two wayward forehands saw Williams through.
"It was very difficult, she played really, really well," Serena said. "She forced me to bring out my best tennis."
She will play in the fourth round against Ukraine's 18th seed Elina Svitolina, who won 6-4 6-4 against 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic.
Nine-time winner Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the French Open because of a wrist injury.
The Spaniard had progressed to the third round with a straight-sets win over Facundo Bagnis on Thursday - his 200th Grand Slam victory.
"Yesterday I played with an injection," the 29-year-old told a news conference on Friday.
"Yesterday evening I started to feel more and more pain and today I felt I could not move my wrist."
Nadal said he risked further injury - and a likely break in his wrist - if he continued to play.
He was speaking at a hastily-arranged news conference in Paris, just 24 hours before he was due to face compatriot Marcel Granollers.
Former British number one Laura Robson, who is battling back to fitness after wrist surgery, felt Nadal's pain
"Nine times in my career I have been able to be healthy here in Paris and win this tournament," Nadal said.
"This is a tough moment and the toughest press conference I have ever had to give but it's not the end."
He later posted on his Facebook page: "Today is one of the toughest days. Having to withdraw from arguably the most important tournament of my career, a tournament that I love so much. I will be back in Roland Garros in the next [few] years and hope to keep having chances in the future. Many thanks to all my fans for the support."
Will he play at Wimbledon?
Nadal says he only risked starting the tournament at Roland Garros because of his desperation to become the first man to win 10 singles titles at a grand slam.
However, his wrist problem is the latest in a long list of injuries - including his knees, back and shoulder - which have seen him miss a number of majors in his career.
However, he is optimistic he will be fit for the start of Wimbledon on 27 June.
"We're going to work hard to be ready for Wimbledon," Nadal said. "I need a couple of weeks (with the wrist) immobilised. Then we're going to do the treatment and we hope that works well.
"We expect to recover quick and to be ready for Wimbledon."
Analysis
BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
"Nadal looked utterly crestfallen the moment he walked into the main interview room here at Roland Garros, with his left wrist in a blue strapping.
"He was close to tears as he broke the bad news.
"Nadal says he is looking forward to returning for at least another couple of years, but the disappointment is acute as he appeared to have a strong chance of winning a 10th French Open title. The expectation was that next Friday, on his 30th birthday, the Spaniard would be facing Novak Djokovic for a place in the final.
"Nadal dropped only nine games in six sets in the opening two rounds, and won tournaments in both Monte Carlo and Barcelona before the wrist became an issue. He says his is still hopeful of playing at Wimbledon, but won't return until totally healthy.
"Nadal's section of the draw has taken on a completely different complexion. Marcel Granollers gets a walkover into round four, where he will play either Dominic Thiem or Alexander Zverev for a place in the quarter-finals.
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