MEXICO CITY, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The successful
organization of the Beijing Olympiad and the marvelous achievement of the
Chinese athletes have combined to boost China's image, Mexican experts said
Thursday.
"The most important is that China has fulfilled its
promises in showing the world community its capacity to organize such a game,"
professor of the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM) Natividad
Gonzalez Chong told Xinhua.
The fact that China tops the medal table "reflects
the efforts of all Chinese people and their government in at least the last 15
years," said Gonzalez, a specialist in social studies.
The Games showed "a high level of social cohesion" in
the Chinese society and bore "proof to many years of good governance in the
country which it is not something new, but something that has started decades
ago," Gonzalez said.
According to Gonzalez, China showed its changes to
the world as "it opens to the world ... It is no longer the remote country full
of mysteries, it has displayed its cultural and technological advances and its
respect for humanity."
The slogan, "One World, One Dream," the Chinese
government chose for the Games reflects the determination of its authorities to
protect the environment and to promote universal values of unity, friendship and
peace, Gonzalez said.
"'One World, One Dream' reflected China's aspiration
to accept and share social diversities across the world. This is a very
important part of the current Games," Gonzalez said.
The Beijing Olympics definitely changed the world's
perception about China, Romer Cornejo, professor of the Center of Studies for
Asia and Africa at the College of Mexico, told Xinhua.
"China has proved that the security of the
participating countries has always been guaranteed," Cornejo said, adding that
athletes from countries in conflicts are also able to compete in harmony on the
same arena.
The Olympics will reverse "some racists ideas against
it. The highest number of gold medals won by China proved that this country is a
champion" of the 29th Olympiad, Cornejo said.