Beijings success, economically, will be as big a boost to Beijing as it was in the run up to the Games in Tokyo in 1964, and Seoul in 1988.

• 北京申奥的成功，从经济上来说，将是一个极大的促进，正如1964年的东京奥运会和1988年的汉城奥运会带来的经济腾飞。