The Olympics and China as a Hegemon

Recently China was the host for the games of the 29th Olympiad. These Olympics were a big chance for China to show there stuff on the world's stage. It was time for the Chinese government to prove to the world that they have developed into on of the top powers in global politics. China surpassed all expectations coming into the games. However, with these Olympics behind us, China now has to answer some of the tough challenges that many world powers have to face. China will have to take the lead on the hard issues of the day from the world economic situation to the continuing environmental crisis that it contributes to. With this opportunity for China to host the Olympics in 2008, it has I believe given China the credibility it needs to take on these tough challenges of our time. Now China has placed itself among the leading powers of the world and will now have to take on the tough decision making.