There are five basic factors for Beijing to be qualified as a host city of the Olympics: First, Beijing and China boast great economic strength. As a developing country, China has maintained an annual economic growth of 10.8 percent over the past decade. Second, Beijing boasts one of the lowest crime and traffic death rates among major cities in the world. An efficient public security system guarantees safety and security of any large-scale sports activities in the city. Third, with great achievements in sport, China has developed a prosperous cause of sport. At the previous two Olympic Games, China ranked fourth respectively on the gold medal tallies.

Fourth, Beijing has the experience of hosting many large-scale sport competitions. The city hosted the 11th Asian Games and the 6th Far South Para-Olympics. Finally, Beijing has the infrastructure and facilities for hosting the Olympics. For example, among the existing 5,000 stadiums in Beijing, eight are able to accommodate 5,000 spectators each, and another 15 can hold 2,000 each. The city is now building a number of state-of-the-art sports venues. Olympic Sports should be free from politics. To all my friends in the west, please fully understand China before placing overreacted critics. It would be a shame in the history of the Olympics if China, one of the most influential countries in the world, lost the opportunity to hold this big sports gala in the beginning of the new century.