China’s media marked one month before the opening of the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, pledging to host a successful Games despite ”anti-China forces” seeking to disrupt them.
”The single obvious threat to the impending Games appears to be politicisation. It is no secret that various anti-China forces have been colluding to hijack the Games for political ends,” the China Daily said.
”We should not tolerate any plot to derail the event because that will be blasphemy against what is held dear in the heart of the international Olympic family.”
Anti-China forces that tried to disrupt the international leg of the Olympic torch relay earlier this year had served as a wake-up call for Chinese to rally around the August 8 to 24 Games and ensure their success, it said.
”The waves of China-bashing which climaxed into disgusting anti-China farces in a handful of countries during the Olympic torch relay were a timely reminder to the people of China that there are people uneasy about its growing presence,” the editorial said.
”But China is no longer what it was 30 years back. Nor are its people.”
Meanwhile, the leading People’s Daily said the May 12 earthquake that devastated parts of Sichuan province would not deter the nation from holding a successful Olympics and showcase China’s rise on the world stage.
”The quake won’t batter the determination of 1,3-billion people to host a successful Olympics, nor will it batter the expectation of the Chinese nation to realise the century-old dream,” it said.
The editorial also touched on the ”humiliation” China has faced in relations with the outside world.
”After tasting the pain of humiliation in recent history, the questions, misunderstandings and rejections that the nation may face on its road to the world will not hamper its sincere intention to communicate with the world,” it said.
”The Beijing Olympics will be a brand new start for the Chinese nation, and the 1,3-billion Chinese people are opening their arms to welcome all the friends of the world to come.” — AFP
