Josh at China Expat blogs about Beijing’s test to push 1 million cars off the road for the Olympics. Here’s his insightful conclusion: In short China has a lot riding on getting next month’s trial right. If it fails there will be an outcry of people second-guessing the wisdom of handing Beijing the games. On [...]
asap ’s reporter Nick Tatro speaks to Scott McDonald, news editor in Beijing, to talk about the status of the Beijing Olympics: China’s Olympics: a status check July 9, 2007 Here are some of the interesting topics they discuss: McDonald talks about how the construction of buildings and new transportation routes is pushing people out [...]
It’s in broken English, but still a good overview of the 2008 Beijing Olympics plan for Social Responsibility, Citizen Consciousness, Human Estate, and Green Industry. Access via Sina.com Best Social Responsibility (one piece) Explanation: 1) The winner should not only take care of underprivileged people and show enthusiasm for philanthropy, but also promote the development [...]