86 Quotes About Beijing

  • Author Kevan Gosper
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    Here we have a huge country which has never had the games. This could be an event, which encourages an even greater degree of openness. From an Olympic point of view, Beijing has to have the edge.

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  • Author Albert Ho
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    We can't be optimistic that we can persuade Beijing to change their stance. The future will be difficult.

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  • Author Henry Ho
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    This is a Beijing strip-tease. They should have explained this all in May.

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  • Author Allen Johnson
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    It's been a really, really tough year, but it's been a lot of fun. Every competition is like a world championship final. I am still motivated to continue until Beijing 2008.

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  • Author Hu Jintao
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    The purpose of holding the commemorative meeting is to reiterate our solemn commitments to the principles of the UN Charter and the implementation of the 2000 Millennium Development Goals and the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action,

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  • Author Ma Jian
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    I left Beijing in the late 1980s to live in Hong Kong because, having been blacklisted by the government, I couldn't publish my works on the mainland.

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  • Author Martin Jacques
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    Already 2008 has proved a tumultuous year in terms of global perceptions of China, and there are still 59 days to go until the Beijing Olympics. The tragedy of the Sichuan earthquake followed hard on the heels of the riots in Tibet and the demonstrations surrounding the Olympic torch relay.

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  • Author Zhao Jian
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    Sun's urine sample taken after the Beijing International Marathon returned negative results, so she can keep her title for the marathon race.

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