Chinese economy where to go post-Olympics

As the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended in a splendor of fireworks, concerns over a post-Games downturn for the Chinese economy re-emerged.

History shows that some host countries had experienced post-Olympic declines because investment dropped, such as Tokyo and Seoul.

Japan witnessed a drastic fall in growth the year after the 1964 Games, down to 5.2 percent from the year-earlier 13.1 percent. The Republic of Korea saw the rate slip from 10.6 percent to 6.7 percent in 1989.

Will China follow the same pattern? The world ponders. You can read the rest of article published in China Daily here : News Analysis: Chinese economy where to go post-Olympics

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