| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - During China's bid for the Olympics in 2001, Beijing Olympic official Liu Jingmin stated that the Olympic Games are an opportunity to foster democracy, improve human rights and integrate China with the rest of the world.[1] This pledge was in keeping with the principle of advancing a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity, as put forth in the Olympic Charter.[2] In s
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