Outside View

Double standards on migration

The economic achievements of China have been talked about a lot. As the host of the Olympic Games, China has got an excellent chance to prove that its peripheral status on the world stage is coming to an end, Vlad Grinkevich, an economic columnist, wrote in his article for the RIA Novosti.

After all, permission to hold the Games is a kind of recognition from the world community: "You grew up and you are ready to become one of us."