Gordon Brown's Olympic visit

Let's start on 18 January in Beijing. Gordon Brown is in China for an official visit.
He is invited to a question and answer session at the Renmin University of China.
The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is with him.

A student asks Mr Brown whether or not he will come to the Olympics.
The prime minister says he will "definitely come to the Olympics, if invited."
Wen Jiabao immediately extends the invitation: "On behalf of the Chinese Government, I would like to extend the invitation again to Prime Minister Brown and Mrs Brown to China for the Olympic Games."

So there we go - Gordon Brown is going to the Olympics.
The question then becomes this: Which bit of the Olympics is he going to?

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Later in the article it was confirmed that no part of the games would be boycotted by the British.

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PM not attending Olympics opening

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Downing Street says.

However, he will be at the closing ceremony when the Olympic baton will be passed to London.

A spokeswoman said Mr Brown had never planned to attend the ceremony and was not boycotting the Games.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said Mr Brown "seems to do the right thing late in the day when he is forced to do so because of public opinion".

Mr Clegg, speaking to Channel Four News, branded the move a "last-minute U-turn".

The Olympics minister Tessa Jowell will represent the UK at the opening in Beijing in August.

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This could potentially harm the U.K.'s foreign relations around the world.

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London Olympic boost for business

The race is on for UK firms to win contracts around the 2012 Olympic games in London.
So far most of the publicity swirling around the 2012 Olympic Games has been of a stubbornly negative nature, with talk of budget "black holes", a logo which attracted a mixed response at best, and possible raids on National Lottery funds.

But amidst the accusations and criticisms, particularly relating to the way costs have soared since 2005, it is easy to overlook the positives surrounding the London event.
Business opportunities

The right to host the Games could make this a 'golden decade' for major events in the UK and, therefore, British business

Sebastian Coe, chairman, London Olympics Organising CommitteeThe biggest sporting event on earth offers a wealth of opportunities for UK businesses who want a slice of the many contracts and supply opportunities in the five-year run-up to the games.
And the starting gun on the race to win those contracts is being fired at an event at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium, attended by hundreds of businesses from across the north of England.

This Article is signifigant because The London Olympics could be a defining part of the new century for the British. Also It could potentially bring lots of business to London and put the International spotlight back on the area
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