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The Chinese translation of Jacques Rogge's 'truly exceptional' (his description of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games) was wu yi lun bi, which means unparalleled. Were Rogge's words taken out of context?

SYDNEY, Australia, Friday, Sept. 7 — President Bush has accepted an invitation from President Hu Jintao of China to attend the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, a move that drew condemnation from human rights advocates and a Republican member of Congress, who are calling for a boycott of the Games.

AS Beijing transforms into a self-declared world city in time for the Olympic Games in August, it is also rushing to complete its "conservation plan" for 25 historic areas.

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for good preparations for the Olympic Games to ensure safe and efficient city operation during the event.

Xi, also member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Part

(CNN) -- Fifteen U.S. House members asked President Bush Tuesday not to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing to protest China's human rights records.

The call follows comments from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who earlier said Bush should boycott the August 8 opening ceremony.

President Bush has said he intends to meet China's president during a trip to see the Olympics. Bush didn't elaborate on what issues he might bring up, but his administration has accused China, a major U.S. trade partner, of human rights abuses.

Zhang Yimou is in charge of the 2008 Beijing Games opening and closing ceremonies.

Ceremonies such as those that go on before and after Olympic games need more talent and creativity than one person can provide.

Another summary of the Beijing Games from Marina Hyde, contrasting them with her expectations of the next games.

Air pollution in Beijing could cause some Olympic events to be postponed if the matter is not resolved in a year's time warned Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee.

China has been using this summer's Games to flamboyantly tout its scientific and technological prowess. But with many foreign journalists in China complaining that they don't have the complete freedom to write independent stories, how much of what you read can be trusted?