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� permittedtohavemoretbanonechild. Based on ev�ryt� we kn�w �bout �ow `The F��e's Republic of China treats its peop�, sh�uZdn't I protest in some way that they were awarded the Olympics? Well, mother statement w[t� the Un�vErsal Declaration of Human Rights t�y he�i me with my answ�r. T%is sta,tem+� is also fou� in t1� Pr�amble, fow th �sph, it st�t�s t�t " Whereas it is essential to promote the development offriertally relttttoits between nations': By awarding the People's Republic of China the 2�8 summer games, the International (�yn�itc Committee was trying to do its part to promote goodwill It was folbwin� the intention of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Maybe this will be a good thing. Maybe The People's Republic of China will develop a new regard for human rights by experiencing the frient�ship and cooperation between peoples of all nations that come together to make an Olympics happen. It is well known that hosting the Olympics is a huge undertaking for a country. The People's Republic of China has successfully hosted large athletic events in the past and the people of The People's Republic of China have worked very hard to make it good. Wii The People's Republic of China reward its people for working hard to put on a good Olympics by giving them more freedoms. Wii the foreign press that comes into their country force the Chinese government into treating it's own people better, so that the country doesn't get "bad" press. The people of The People's Republic of China will see their foreign visitors enjoying freedoms that they never get. Maybe positive change will occur in China because of this Olympics. I plan to write letters to the International Olympic Committee, and to the Olympic Leaders within The People's Republic of China expressing my view that at first I was not okay with their hosting the Olympics, but now I just want them to try really hard to give their people basic human rights in keeping with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in keeping with the spirit of Olympic competition. Maybe if enough students in America do the same, change for the better will occur.