I came back [to Beijing ] because that's the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.

The 2008 Beijing Olympics is a dream come true for every Chinese. I hope I can play as a national member.

would elevate the status of Beijing into that of a civilized capital, and make it fit to stage a 'civilized Olympics' in 2008. We certainly do not want to see the farce of the Olympic flag flying over a city in which a corpse is worshiped.

Beijing has been accusing the U.S. of hegemony over the past few days. But that rhetoric is targeted at a domestic audience, not the Americans,

Comrades! We express our deep thanks to all our friends around the world and to the IOC for helping to make Beijing successful in its Olympic bid,

The fact that you get a judgment in Beijing doesn't mean you get enforcement elsewhere. If you close down a factory, you're converting a foreign problem into a local problem.

We look forward to meeting with the world's leading contractors, design firms, developers, financiers and building product manufacturers in Beijing to discuss global issues facing this great industry.

These international sport events will help further popularize the Olympic movement in China. They are intended to warm up the Chinese people for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The number of missiles has been steadily increased. In another 2 to 3 years, Beijing will deploy another 500 to 600 missiles. So definitely Taiwan is under tremendous threat and pressure,

The traffic situation in Beijing has not deteriorated. In places, it has improved, but of course in some places new congestion has appeared.