Its started and here are some more facts about the host nation of the XXIX Olympiad:
- In ten years China is expected to take over the USA as the world's largest economy
- China has the highest annual number of annual deaths triggered by air pollution
- Urban Chinese earn more than three times as much as those in rural areas
- Public protest rose by 50% in 2007
- One in four residents of Beijing is a migrant from the country
- 67% of millionaires surveyed say they are sacrificing health for money.
These facts are courtesy of National Geographic - May 2008
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