They wanted to package the games so as to mask the traces left by the June 4 massacre on Tienanmen Square and enhance their international image, but in fact people overseas haven't changed their view of Peking, and The New York Times even used the occasion of the games to remind the world not to forget Tienanmen.
他們企圖藉此包裝來掩蓋「六四」陰影，提昇國際形象，事實上，外國人並未因此對北平改變看法，紐約時報甚至還藉亞運活動，提醒世人不忘「六四」。