Thus, anything that may distract China from its focus on peace, stability, and development has been strongly resisted.
This may help explain why T3 in Beijing is such a success, and why Chinese are now more united than ever before in condemning attempts to hijack or sully the Olympics for ulterior motives.
I hope that when millions of overseas passengers pass through T3, including those who do so during the Beijing Olympics, they will pause and reflect upon the distance China has travelled over the past three decades in its reform and opening to the outside world.
Image: A tunnel connecting Beijing T3A main building (for domestic flights) to T3B corridors (for international flights) | Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images
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