Workers clean the steel structure of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing yesterday. China’s economy would avoid a post-Olympics recession, thanks to its vast size, rising consumer spending and big appetite for investment, one of the country’s top economic advisers told a domestic newspaper. The government is spending some US$35-40 billion on improving infrastructure ahead of the Games in August, as well as US$2.1 billion to cover the cost of running them.SD-Agencies