What are the merits that Beijing has for applying to host Olympic Games?
There are five basic factors for Beijing to be qualified as a host city of the Olympiad: A. 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. The country’s gross domestic product (ADP) has surged to nearly 1,000 billion U.S. dollars in 1999. Beijing has also shown great potential of economic growth. In 1999, the GDP of the city grew to 2.4 billion U.S. dollars, registering a per capita GDP of more than 2,000 U.S. dollars. B. China has maintained social stability as it achieved rapid economic growth and raised people’s living standards through reform and opening up to the outside world over the past two decades. Beijing boasts one of the lowest crime and traffic death rates among major cities in the world. It also has one of the least occurrence of fires. An efficient public security system guarantees safety and security of any large-scale sports activities in the city. C. With g
