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 | Two women walk past a Falun Gong protest banner in Sydney, 13 July, 2007. The Olympic spotlight is making the communist rulers of China more vulnerable to global pressure than ever before, rights groups and activists say as they ready for 12 months of intense campaigning. click to open  |  | A Chinese dressed in costumes of ethnic minorities attend a pep rally held by the organizing committee for the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Clean up your act. That was the message 1,600 people received Wednesday at the event addressed by Liu Qi, head of the organizing committee for the Beijing Olympics.'Everybody should follow and protect public order, no matter if you are driving or walking,' Liu said. 'Clean words, clean environment and clean air. Clean up bad habits such as spitting, throwing rubbish and so on.' click to open  |  | Beijing Olympics Emblem: A giant emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games hangs in the air as tinsel flies during a gala at the historical Temple of Heaven in Beijing, August 3, 2003. The celebration gala was hosted by the Beijing organizing committee to unveil the official emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games in China's capital. click to open  |  | Beijing Olympics Emblem: Chinese dancers install the official emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games during a performance at a gala at the historical Temple of Heaven in Beijing, August 3, 2003. The celebration gala was hosted by the Beijing organizing committee to unveil the official emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games in China's capital. click to open  |  | Beijing Olympics Emblem: Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan (R) and Chinese Olympic table tennis gold medalist Deng Yaping deliver the seal for the official emblem for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games during a ceremony at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, August 3, 2003. More than 1,000 performers took part in the ceremony in China's capital to unveil the logo for the Beijing Olympics. click to open  |  | Beijing Olympics Emblem: Chinese and Olympic officials unveil the official emblem for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, August 3, 2003. The celebration gala was hosted by the Beijing organizing committee to unveil the official emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games in China's capital. click to open  |  | Beijing Olympics Emblem: Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic table tennis gold medalist Deng Yaping (front) carry the 2008 Olmpic Games emblem to a gala at the historical Temple of Heaven, in Beijing August 3, 2003. The celebration gala was hosted by the Beijing organizing committee to unveil the official emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games in China's capital. click to open  |  | Beijing Olympics Emblem: IOC Coordination Commission Chairman, Hein Verbruggen (4th-L) and Chairman of China's parliament, Wu Bangguo (2nd-R) hold aloft the 2008 Olympic Games emblem during a gala at the historical Temple of Heaven in Beijing, August 3, 2003. The celebration gala was hosted by the Beijing organizing committee to unveil the official emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games in China's capital. click to open  |  | Beijing Olympics Emblem: Hein Verbruggen (L), Chairman of the Coordination Commission at the International Olympic Committee for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo (C), and Beijing Olympic Games chief Liu Qi raise their arms after unveiling the official emblem for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, August 3, 2003. The celebration gala was hosted by the Beijing organizing committee to unveil the official emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games in China's capital. click to open  |  | Members of the Beijing delegation, led by Li Lanqing, Vice-President of the People's Repiblic of China, second right, wave before presenting their city's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee in Moscow, Friday July 13, 2001. click to open  |
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