"New Beijing, Great Olympics" has fulfilled its mission.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 26th (Reporter Wang Yong, Gao Peng) On the 26th, with the birth of the slogan "One World, One Dream", the slogan "New Beijing, Great Olympics" for Beijing's Olympic bid also completed its historical mission and was gloriously "retired".
On February 1 2000, the second plenary session of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee was held in Beijing.
At the Committee meeting, the slogan of Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games was decided by voting: "NEWBEIJING, GREATOLYMPICS" (in English).
He Zhen, IOC member and BOCOG consultant, participated in the whole process of Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games.
Liang is full of affection for this slogan of bidding for the Olympic Games. Recalling the role of this slogan in the successful bid for the Olympic Games, he said that the main feature of the slogan "New Beijing, Great Olympics" is to fully express Beijing's confidence and ability to bid for the Olympic Games to the world, to a great extent, to change the world's misunderstanding of China after a long period of closed door, and to show China's determination to host the Olympic Games with its comprehensive national strength greatly enhanced after the reform and opening up. The role of the slogan of Olympic bid was successfully realized through the Olympic bid in July 2006 10. The slogan of Olympic bid has played an irreplaceable role in it, and now it has successfully completed its historical mission.
He analyzed that after the Athens Olympic Games, the preparations for the Beijing Olympic Games were comprehensive.
Spread out, the eyes of the world focus on China and Peking. With the approach of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, there are some limitations in continuing to use the slogan "New Beijing, Great Olympics".
He said that the slogan of the Beijing Olympic Games released now accurately conveys the enthusiasm of the host country and the host city to sincerely invite the whole world to attend this grand event in Beijing in 2008, and also shows the concept of harmonious development and pursuit of a better future by combining oriental culture with the Olympic spirit.
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