A Chinese woman walks past a house, adorned with an Olympic flag and posters of former Chinese leaders Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong, plus the current Premier Wen Jiabao and President Hu Jintao, marked for demolition in Beijing July 14, 2008. The owner of the house, Yu Pingju, says if the government goes through with its threats to demolish her house, that she has adorned with an Olympic flag and pictures of Chinese leaders she hopes will intervene on her behalf, she may have to watch August's Beijing Games on the street. With less than a month to go, forced evictions to make way for Olympic venues and other projects to spruce up China's grimy capital, is making life miserable for many people. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 20 months ago

A Chinese woman walks past a house, adorned with an Olympic flag and posters of former Chinese leaders Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong, plus the current Premier Wen Jiabao and President Hu Jintao, marked for demolition in Beijing July 14, 2008. The owner of the house, Yu Pingju, says if the government goes through with its threats to demolish her house, that she has adorned with an Olympic flag and pictures of Chinese leaders she hopes will intervene on her behalf, she may have to watch August's Beijing Games on the street. With less than a month to go, forced evictions to make way for Olympic venues and other projects to spruce up China's grimy capital, is making life miserable for many people.

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  7. BEIJING - MARCH 19: Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Premier of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Ms. Sheikh Hasina (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2010.
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  9. BEIJING - MARCH 19: Chinese President Hu Jintao waits before meeting Premier of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Ms. Sheikh Hasina (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2010.
  10. Chinese President Hu Jintao (bottom C) sings the country's national anthem at the end of the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2010. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at a press conference at the end of China's annual session of parliament that he hoped one day to visit Taiwan, amid warming relations between Beijing and the self-ruled island.
  11. Chinese President Hu Jintao (bottom L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (bottom R) sing the national anthem at the end of the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2010. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at a press conference at the end of China's annual session of parliament that he hoped one day to visit Taiwan, amid warming relations between Beijing and the self-ruled island.
  12. Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R) greets delegates after the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2010. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at a press conference at the end of China's annual session of parliament that he hoped one day to visit Taiwan, amid warming relations between Beijing and the self-ruled island.
  13. A worker stands in front of a billboard featuring Chinese leaders (clockwise from top) Mao Zedong, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Deng Xiaoping, on a street in Taiyuan, Shanxi province February 11, 2010.
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