Games proves validity of the China model

It is very interesting to make comparisons between some Western media coverage of China before and since the Beijing Olympics. We still remember that ahead of Aug 8, the opening date of the Games, quite a few renowned media commentators in the West still made a fuss over either China's "human rights issue" or Beijing's air quality.

They had been looking forward to some changes at the Games that could usher in signs of the country's changes as the West expected.

A Western TV commentator, during the Beijing Games' opening ceremony, said downheartedly that nothing had happened to the East Asian nation.