The Torch and Freedom
Here is an editorial on the Chinese government’s Olympic PR crisis, from The New York Times: After facing major protests in London and Paris as the Olympic torch made stops on its journey to Beijing,...
View ArticleMy Friends, What Do You Want From Us?
In response to the protests against China Olympic Games, the following text is quoted from cbc forums, via C’est la vie blog: What do you want from us? When we were called “sick man of Asia”, we were...
View ArticleClash of Hypocrisy, Incompetence
Dominique Moisi, founder and senior advisor at Ifri (French Institute for International Relations) and a professor at the College of Europe in Warsaw, writes for Project Syndicate on the Chinese...
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China Falls Short on Vows for Olympics
China has a “‘Long Way to Go’ On Rights, Pollution And Press Freedom,” according to Jill Drew and Maureen Fan of the Washington Post: China has spent billions of dollars to fulfill its commitment to...
View ArticleTravel Boom Makes Air China Soar
From BBC News: Air China has reported a 147% rise in quarterly profits, helped by a travel boom sparked by the rapid growth in the Chinese economy. The airline made net profits of 1.04bn yuan ($149m;...
View ArticleChina Marks 100 Days to Olympics
“With 100 days remaining until the Olympic Games get underway, Chinese authorities are marking the milestone with a series of events.” From BBC: …Early on Wednesday morning, thousands of residents of...
View ArticleVideo: The Beijing Olympics and Media Freedom
Beijing based freelance reporter, Jocelyn Ford produces an eight minutes short documentary on the Beijing Olympics and Media Freedom. She includes broad views in China about media freedom, from an...
View ArticleChina ‘To Top Games Medal Table’
In China, people have long regarded the achievement of Olympic gold medal as a national honor. This Summer, it appears they may beat the U.S. to top the Olympics’ gold count. From BBC News: China is...
View ArticleRomney Says Olympic Sponsors Are Concerned about Their Brand Images
Jayshree Bajoria interviewed Mitt Romney on the Council for Foreign Relations website: While China wanted to use the 2008 Beijing Olympics as its coming-out party, so far the event has been used by...
View ArticleAP Exclusive: Networks, Olympics Organizers Clash
Stephen Wade reports from Beijing: Television networks that will broadcast the Beijing Olympics to billions around the world are squaring off with local organizers over stringent security that...
View ArticleGeremie Barme: Olympic Art and Artifice
From the-american-interest.com: The year 2008 is a significant one for the People’s Republic of China. Of course, there will be the Beijing Olympic Games, scheduled to start on August 8—the auspicious...
View ArticleAuthorities Order Bars not to Serve Black People (UPDATED)
Tom Miller reports in the South China Morning Post, via shanghaiexpat.com: In our series looking at preparations for the Games, Tom Miller reports on plans to crack down on “undesirables” in the bars...
View ArticleDocumentary: World’s Biggest Airport – Beijing Capital International Airport
Discovery Channel’s documentary “Beijing Airport” tells the story of why and how China vowed to build the world’s biggest airport in Beijing, posted by Chinasuperpower via Youtube. Below is a...
View ArticleThe Olympics: Just Games?
For the Chinese, the Olympics have always been something more than just games: the longstanding medal-oriented ideology has linked sports achievements to national glory. As the 2012 London Olympics...
View ArticleBeijing Wins Olympic Bid Despite Rights Concerns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this morning announced that China won its $1.5 billion bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, beating out Kazakhstan on a surprisingly narrow ballot. The AP reports...
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