China celebrated the start of the Olympic torch relay today, but heavy security highlighted concerns that protests over Tibet, human rights and other issues may tarnish its historic journey.
Chinese President Hu Jintao officially launched the Olympic torch relay amid dancing, acrobatics, waving pompoms at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, after the flame arrived from Greece.Hu held the torch before passing it to Liu Xiang, a Chinese sporting icon who is the reigning 110m hurdles Olympic and world champion.
The event was open only for 5,000 people selected guests, including cheer squads who waved Chinese and Olympic flags in unison.The torch will pass through Tibet for the Everest leg in May.
The torch will head to Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
Chinese President Hu Jintao officially launched the Olympic torch relay amid dancing, acrobatics, waving pompoms at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, after the flame arrived from Greece.Hu held the torch before passing it to Liu Xiang, a Chinese sporting icon who is the reigning 110m hurdles Olympic and world champion.
The event was open only for 5,000 people selected guests, including cheer squads who waved Chinese and Olympic flags in unison.The torch will pass through Tibet for the Everest leg in May.
The torch will head to Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
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