B E I J I N G  B I D

TIMEasia.com JULY 11, 2001
Made in China: Good Impressions
A short taxi ride sealed it for me: Beijing deserves the 2008 Games

TIME.com MAY 15, 2001
Why Beijing Is Still the Olympic Front Runner
The Bush administration is unlikely to try and stop China landing the games

TIME ASIA FEB 26, 2001, VOL.157 NO.8
Eyes on the Prize
In its bid to host the 2008 Games, Beijing prepares a (Potemkin) Olympic Village

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TIME ASIA JULY 23, 2001, VOL.158 NO.3
Beijing Bags It
Beijing 2008
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Celebrations kick off in Tiananmen Square after Beijing wins the bid to host the 2008 Olympics
China gets its coveted 2008 Olympics. Now—can it pull them off?
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TIME ASIA JULY 17, 2001
Beijingers Throw a Party
TIME correspondent Hannah Beech joined celebrations on Tiananmen Square
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TIME ASIA JULY 14, 2001
Jubilation on the Streets of Beijing
Cell Phone from Beijing: TIME's Matt Forney reports from celebrations in Tiananmen Square
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TIME ASIA JULY 13, 2001
Beijing Gets the Games
TIME's Olympic veteran Barry Hillenbrand weighs in on the IOC's decision
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TIME ASIA JULY 16, 2001, VOL.158 NO.2
Beijing 2008 Can Beijing Win?
How China hopes to seal its bid for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games
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T H E  D E C I S I O N

TIME ASIA MAY 28, 2001, VOL.157 NO.21
Judgement Day For the Olympic Cities
Two candidates are found lacking, so the choice for the 2008 Summer Games comes down to three

TIMEasia.com MAY 16, 2001
Now There Are Three
Beijing, Paris and Toronto are equal favorites to stage the 2008 Olympic Games


POLLING BOOTH
Did Beijing deserve to win its bid to host the 2001 Olympics despite human rights abuses?
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B E I J I N G  B I D

TIMEasia.com JULY 16, 2001
And the Winner Is ...
TIME's Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier on the countdown to Beijing's win

TIMEasia.com JULY 14, 2001
What They Said
Views of the decision

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TIME EUROPE MAY 28, 2001, VOL.157 NO.21
Athens' Olympic Preparations
Plodding towards the finish line for 2004

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