Tourists, athletes and staff are arriving in Beijing now, eleven days before the start of the games. One of our friends who works on the Olympic broadcasts arrived Saturday and has sent two emails, both noting how gray the air is.
Beijing's pollution is in the press. The BBC has this story. The Engish language China Daily leads with Emergency Green Plan for Games. And James Fallows continues his occasional blog posts with this view from his window:
Much more positively, there are some great photos of Olympic preparations on This is Life.
Our friend for thirty years, John Kelly, is also working the Beijing games, and will blog about his Olympic experience here.
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