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The name 'Friendlies'has been abandoned as the organization committee for the 2008 Beijing Olympics silently changed the English name of the Games's five mascot dolls last week. The organization committee decided to adopt the name "FUWA".which is a literal,pinyin translation of its Chinese name and is more frequently used in China. However,the organization committee played down the name change.replacing all Friendlies to Fuwa on its official site,but without releasing a formal an nouncement to inform the public of the switch. Sources within the organization committee said they received an internal notice about the change last week but don't want to amplify it for fear of affecting the sales of Olympic commodities.