Minky Worden - Positive Impact of the Olympics in Chinabr The Asia Society - Asia Societybr As human rights emerge as a central concern around the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China's Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges examines China in transition today.When Beijing first sought to host the Olympics, China was still recovering from the upheavals of Maoist rule and adapting to a market revolution. How are China’s leaders managing the Olympic process and the internal and external pressures for reform the Games are creating?China's Great Leap illuminates China's recent history through voices of leading China experts, and points to key areas for future reform.