2008 Olympic Games provide a good opportunity for the spread of the Olympic Movement in China, a top official from the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympics (BOCOG) said on Wednesday.

Jiang Xiaoyu, Vice President of BOCOG, made the remarks Wednesday at a seminar to mark the birth of Lebaron Pierre de Coubertine, the modern Olympic Games founder born on January 1, 1863. The Olympic Movement has become the most influential social and cultural event in the world since its innovation in the 19th century, said Jiang. "It has made great contributions to world peace and the overall development of human beings," he said.

Jiang also said that the 2008 Olympics would promote the spread of the Olympic Movement in China. "In the build-up to the 2008 Games, Beijing will take the opportunity to spread the Olympic Movement in the city and the country as a whole," he added.

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