
BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhuanet) --
Vice-Premier Li Lanqing led the Beijing
Olympic Gamesbidding team back home from Moscow
Saturday night after the Chinese bidders won the
right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic
Games. The vice-premier and his party were
met at Capital International Airport by
Vice-President Hu Jintao and a group of ranking
officials, along with 500 people from all walks of
life. Speaking at a ceremony in honor of
the delegation, Hu, also a member of the Standing
Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist
Party of China Central Committee, said Beijing's success in
the bidding demonstrated once again that an open and
increasingly prosperous China is marching towards
the world. Describing the success as a
glory to China and pride of the Chinese nation, Hu
said the successful bidding also marked a
beginning of preparations for the 2008 Olympic
Games. The Chinese government and people
will continue to support Beijing's endeavor to
host the Games that will be the most wonderful one
in the history of the Olympic movement. Li
gave a brief review of the team's work in Moscow, and said
the success will create more favorable conditions
for China to step up its reform and opening to the
outside world and modernization drive. It will also inspire all the Chinese people to
take greater strides in their endeavor to realize
the strategic goal of modernization in the new
century, he said. Enditem
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