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==Description: ==
==Description: ==
The drive for World Unification is embodied by the increasing cooperation and dependency between governments. Unification can potentially lead to a single council representing everybody with certain jurisdictions and responsibilities. The amount of cooperation, dependency responsibilities and power of such a body can be used a benchmark to measure the unification ratio.
The Olympic Games are celebrated around the world as a big sports gala with great significance of maintaining peace, enhancing friendship and promoting civilization. China, one of the most influential countries in the world, is willing to do its best to promote the Olympic sport. It is the aspiration of both Beijing residents and the Chinese people to share the Olympic spirit,
 
take part in Olympic affairs and host the Olympic Games.  
== Enablers: ==
== Enablers: ==
*Globalization: Economy, culture.
1)Beijing has the infrastructure and facilities for hosting the Olympiad.
*Common threats: Terrorism, oil crisis, greenhouse effect, etc.
  The city has modernized infrastructures of telecommunications, transport,
*Technology and standards
  accommodation and other services.
*International Organizations: United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union etc.
2)It also has advanced sports venues. Among the existing 5,000 stadiums in
  Beijing, eight are able to accommodate 5,000 spectators each, and another
  15 can hold 2,000 each. The city is now building a number of state-of-the-art
  sports venues.


== Inhibitors ==
== Inhibitors ==
*Nuclear weapon developments: e.g. North Korea, Iran, Libanon etc.
1)China's poor human rights record.
*Polarisation: e.g. between islamic and western world.
2)the absolute poor have concentrated around in Beijing
*Human nature: distrust, envy, hatred, anger, fear of different cultures
3)As industry rapidly expands, the city faces a growing problem with pollution
*Nationalism
  Pollution is not Beijing's only problem. The city's streets are clogged with
*Balance of Power: Influential nations are very reluctant to give away power
  an ever-growing numbers of cars.
*Religion
  On the western edge of the city stands one of the worst culprits, the
*Hard to manage and coordinate: Micromanagement still needed and what architecture to use?
  massive  Capital Iron and Steel complex, whose smelters belch vast
**Unification is more the question of what issues should be 'world' issues. And what other issues are less important, and can be governed locally.
  quantities of pollution into the air every day. .


== Paradigms: ==
== Paradigms: ==
The only good thing that came out of WWII was the institutionalization of common European government bodies to regulate coal and steel, the pre-requisites for building war equipement. Gradually this initiative evolved into a cooperative body (the EU) in which European countries got more and more dependant on each other. After agreeing upon a shared currency, common legislations and milititairy initiatives are the next steps.
1)The journey begins here. It is a journey toward unbounded opportunities,
  toward the most dynamic economy and most promising marketplace in the world.
2)Chinese people will have to get confidence because the Olympic Games provide
  an honorable opportunity to enhance their image and demonstrate their
  strengths in key technologies, products and services while gaining
  recognition for their commitment to China's national quest for professional
  excellence in all realms of business.


Even between Europeans we are reluctant to fully integrate with each other. Imagine how long it will take to integrate seperate parts of the world, and have them cooperate to the extent of the EU. Probably humanity will be ready after WWIII.
== Experts: ==
[http://www.10thnpc.org.cn/english/chuangye/62939.htm]


== Timing: ==
== Timing: ==
After WWIII
The 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.




== Web Resources: ==
== Web Resources: ==
[http://www.globalcentres.org/html/docs/Post%20Seattle%20Angst/Vision%20Papers/de%20la%20Chapelle%20Vision%202020.pdf Questions to be asked for a new global government architecuture]
[http://www.chinatoday.com/]

Revision as of 01:41, 16 November 2005

Description:

The Olympic Games are celebrated around the world as a big sports gala with great significance of maintaining peace, enhancing friendship and promoting civilization. China, one of the most influential countries in the world, is willing to do its best to promote the Olympic sport. It is the aspiration of both Beijing residents and the Chinese people to share the Olympic spirit, take part in Olympic affairs and host the Olympic Games.

Enablers:

1)Beijing has the infrastructure and facilities for hosting the Olympiad.

 The city has modernized infrastructures of telecommunications, transport,
 accommodation and other services. 

2)It also has advanced sports venues. Among the existing 5,000 stadiums in

 Beijing, eight are able to accommodate 5,000 spectators each, and another
 15 can hold 2,000 each. The city is now building a number of state-of-the-art
 sports venues.

Inhibitors

1)China's poor human rights record. 2)the absolute poor have concentrated around in Beijing 3)As industry rapidly expands, the city faces a growing problem with pollution

 Pollution is not Beijing's only problem. The city's streets are clogged with
 an ever-growing numbers of cars.
 On the western edge of the city stands one of the worst culprits, the 
 massive   Capital Iron and Steel complex, whose smelters belch vast
 quantities of pollution into the air every day. .

Paradigms:

1)The journey begins here. It is a journey toward unbounded opportunities,

 toward the most dynamic economy and most promising marketplace in the world.

2)Chinese people will have to get confidence because the Olympic Games provide

 an honorable opportunity to enhance their image and demonstrate their 
 strengths in key technologies, products and services while gaining 
 recognition for their commitment to China's national quest for professional 
 excellence in all realms of business.

Experts:

[1]

Timing:

The 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.


Web Resources:

[2]