If the IOC gave the 2008 games to Beijing with the belief that China would become a much better global citizen (honor freedom of speech, promote safety of citizens around the world, and usher in more democracy), then the IOC failed terribly. No one, on country, no international organization is going to tell the CCP how to act or behave in the 21st Century. The CCP plans on being around in the 22nd Century and any idea or notion about granting more rights to its own citizens is misplaced. The Chinese government has no plans on bringing in democracy to the country. No way. No how. Not now. Not ever. The Beijing 2008 games will go off well and many people will get a short glimpse of how much China has progressed in the last 10 years.
However, if the world wants China to do more to help promote peace and prosperity throughout the world, it may need to wait at least 100-200 years more. Short of an all-out revolution, the communists are in control and will remain in control unless some natural disaster forces the one billion people in the country to act out against the government and overthrow them. The earthquakes out west tested the patience of the people. A few more disasters on much larger scales will surely test the limits of a 'central command and control' system. When a billion people stand up and march to Beijing demanding change, it will send shockwaves throughout every capital city around the world.
Let's hope the summer games will show the CCP how much more they need to do for its own citizens and the people of Sudan. Stand tall and proud and accept your place in the world. Stand behind political rhetoric and ideology and you shall reap what you sow. The Chinese are a proud people and let's hope the Chinese government makes some very strong progressive moves within the next 5-10 years. A billion people deserve the right to live out their lives in peace and prosperity. Not under the thumb of a communist regime.
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