July 13, 2001, proved to be a pivotal moment for China and the world. This is when Beijing won the hosting rights for the ...

As the sound of fireworks rang out over Beijing to mark the close of the 2008 Summer Olympics, China’s leaders could have been forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief.

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BEIJING — China had something to prove when it hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. Communist Party leaders framed the sporting event as a coming-out party, a chance to proclaim their arrival as a ...

The opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing kicked off at 8:08 on the eighth day of the eighth month because in China the number eight is associated with good luck. Some 9,000 ...

2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing — Corey Cogdell, bronze medal, trapshooting (Eagle River) 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada — Kerry Weiland, silver medal, hockey (Palmer) ...