Chinese See Beijing Able to Host Best Olympic Games EverGreatly encouraged by Beijing's successful bidding for the 2008 Olympic Games, the people around China are full of confidence that Beijing is in a solid position to host the best ever Games in the history of the Olympiad.It has been a common view of the Chinese that the rapid economic development, political stability, unity among various ethnic groups, social progress, improved living and working conditions and growing comprehensive national strength in China provide a firm foundation for Beijing to hit the goal. Xu Huiling, vice-president of China Society of Badminton, attributed Beijing's success to the concerted efforts of the Chinese people and the support of the people in the rest of the world. It is also the result of China's great achievements in promoting physical culture and sports and in carrying forward the Olympic spirit. Wang Songda, vice-chairman of the central committee of China's Zhi Gong Party (Public Interest Party), said Beijing's success shows China's rapid progress in various undertakings has been widely acknowledged among the people around the world. Beijing hosting the Games will not only boost the development of the Chinese economy, but also provide an opportunity to make China better known to the outside world, he said. In Tibet, a group of college students from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Jiangsu Province who are on a tour of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, are in the same view that Beijing has won the bidding and is bound to host a great Games. Chen Bin from Taiwan said the Chinese people around the world are proud of Beijing's success. |
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