undergone many enormous, and sometimes drastic, changes. here is our china correspondence stephen mcdonell in beijing. in the coming hours, the heart of beijing will see a series of events marking 100 years since the founding of the communist party of china. the precise nature of these events has been kept under wraps, but tiananmen square is expected to feature heavily as a location. there s already been a mega event at the olympic stadium, and footage of this nationalist spectacle has already been released in dribs and drabs, featuring a cast of thousands depicting key moments in history seen as victories for the party. it s not, though, for ordinary people to attend the event at the bird s nest stadium or the events of today. that s for loyal party members only. the idea is that, for them, at some point, they ll sit back
stephen mcdonell in beijing. in the coming hours, the heart of beijing will see a series of events marking 100 years since the founding of the communist party of china. the precise nature of these events has been kept under wraps, but tiananmen square is expected to feature heavily as a location. there s already been a mega event at the olympic stadium, and footage of this nationalist spectacle has already been released in dribs and drabs, featuring a cast of thousands depicting key moments in history seen as victories for the party. it s not, though, for ordinary people to attend the event at the bird s nest stadium or the events of today. that s for loyal party members only. the idea is that, for them, at some point, they ll sit back and watch it all on television. if we look at the communist party s 100 years of history here, there have been achievements and utter disasters. so what won t be mentioned today? well, for example,