China’s Olympic Cost? Plenty of Change

“Beijing can’t wait for the Olympics, if for no other reason than that by the time the Games roll around, this city will have gone through yet another gargantuan makeover. The new order: Freshest is best, newness is commanded, and the old must be swept out of sight.”

Mark Kreidler wrote about “almost anything and everything goes as Beijing puts on a fresh face for the 2008 Games.” The full article is here on the Sacramento Bee.

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