Many journalists once asked Liu Qi, mayor of Beijing and chairman of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committ, if Beijing would have developed as quickly as it does today without the Olympic bid .

• 曾经有不少媒体记者向北京市市长、北京奥申委主席刘淇提出这样的问题：如果没有申奥，北京会不会像目前这样发展？