Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Liu Qi, Party secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee (R) and acting Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan break the ground for the construction of the National Stadium and National Swimming Center December 24, 2003. The two facilities are built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Construction and logistics costs for the Games are expected to total 40 billion yuan (US$4.8 billion) and companies from all over the world are trying to get a piece of the action. [newsphoto]

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