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Beijing Olympics: One Year and Counting

August 07, 2007 4:43 PM

Beijing-based producer Beth Loyd on how Chinese authorities are struggling to meet 'green' targets amid the country’s economic boom:

This week China starts the official countdown to the opening of the 2008 Olympics, which on Wednesday will be exactly one year away. Beijing is gearing up and getting ready for a big kickoff ceremony in Tienanmen Square. No doubt there will be fireworks and dancing and music and flowery speeches in the square, a far cry from the student protests that were put down with deadly violence in 1989, securing the square's reputation as a flash point.

Certainly, China has changed since then.

It has the fastest growing economy in the world and increasing military might. And in some ways, it is more willing to recognize its problems. But as Beijing prepares itself for the world's eyes, is it ready to put its best foot forward?

Continue reading Beth’s analysis here.

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