AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

The Legacy Of Beijing.(Brief article)

Newsweek International

| September 01, 2008 | Liu, Melinda | COPYRIGHT 2008 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Melinda Liu

By now, it's clear that both Chinese and visitors alike reveled in the 2008 Games, even many skeptics. The merry national atmosphere is quite different from the mood before Aug. 8, when officials worried about polluted air, terror attacks, even the performance of high-profile athletes like hurdler Liu Xiang. Some of their fears came to pass: a lone attacker killed an American coach's family member, scattered protests did take place and Liu limped away gold-less after an injury.

Still, the Olympics were undeniably a PR success. Beijing's critics ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
HU JINTAO ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CHINA.
News wire article from: AsiaPulse News March 17, 2003 700+ words
BEIJING, March 17 Asia Pulse - Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist...Soon after the 16th Party Congress, Hu Jintao, along with the members of the Secretariat...the eight years in Guizhou and Tibet, Hu Jintao, braving adverse conditions and highland...
Chinese President Hu Jintao sure China will beat SARS.
Newspaper article from: China Business News May 18, 2003 700+ words
Chinese President Hu Jintao sure China will beat SARS BEIJING...INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese President Hu Jintao has expressed confidence that China...prevented, controlled and cured," Hu Jintao said. "We are full of confidence...
Hu Jintao to discuss energy with Bush - Foreign Ministry official.
Newspaper article from: China Business News September 2, 2005 700+ words
Hu Jintao to discuss energy with Bush - Foreign...upcoming talks between Chinese President Hu Jintao and the US President George W. Bush...announced on August 25 that President Hu Jintao would pay state visits to America, Canada...
President Hu Jintao Calls for Closer China-Pakistan Partnership.
News wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International February 20, 2006 700+ words
...February 20 (PPI): Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday called on President Pervez Musharraf...strategic partnership." President Hu Jintao made the call during wide ranging talks...his visiting Pakistani counterpart. Hu Jintao says China is willing to cooperate with...
Revised: President Hu Jintao Appreciates the Quality of Intelligent Border...
Press release article from: PR Newswire July 3, 2007 700+ words
...Peoples' Republic of China President Hu Jintao hosted the opening of the Shenzhen Bay...System. On July 1, 2007, President Hu Jintao hosted the Opening Ceremony of the Shenzhen...Kong's Handover to China. President Hu Jintao, through enquiring immigration officers...
Welcome, President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China and Party on...
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin April 27, 2005 700+ words
...Peoples Republic of China, President Hu Jintao, arrived last night with his entourage...China on March 15, 2003, President Hu Jintao is also the General Secretary of the...from President Jiang Zemin to President Hu Jintao was orderly and peaceful, which has...
HU JINTAO TO VISIT US.
News wire article from: AsiaPulse News January 25, 2006 700+ words
...visit to America by Chinese President Hu Jintao later this year. During talks between...parties said that the upcoming visit of Hu Jintao to the United States is a "big event...dialogue developed since Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President George W. Bush...
Hu Jintao's visit to give new impetus to Sino-Pak friendship.
News wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International November 12, 2006 700+ words
...profile visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Islamabad will give a new impetus...attach great importance to President Hu Jintao's visit to strengthen their deep...history of the two countries. President Hu Jintao is top-ranking world leader, who also...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA