The International Olympics Committee (IOC) has found no proof that Chinese Gymnast He Kexin was underage. The issue was raised by the US gymnastic team based on their visual inspection; "they don’t look like 16, but a lot younger". How much credit should be given to the subjective impression of the American competitors who have lost to Kexin and her teammates? Moreover, what … [Read more...] about What you can do to verify He Kexin's age: On subjectivity and procedural justice.
Archives for August 2008
(Guest Post) Communism causes Olympics fatigue?
Note: This was written by Michael at World-China Bridges, cross-posted here. I thought there is a new democracy fatigue, but Gordon Chang, author of “The Coming Collapse of China,” quoting what he called “a well-known fund manager in Beijing,” thought “there is now an Olympics fatigue.”He wrote at the Far Eastern Economic Review: … [Read more...] about (Guest Post) Communism causes Olympics fatigue?
Yang Peiyi and Lin Miaoke outside of the Bird's Nest
image found at 世界军事论坛. … [Read more...] about Yang Peiyi and Lin Miaoke outside of the Bird's Nest
Russia, South Ossetia, China and West
On Wednesday, Mr. Gorbachev wrote an opinion piece in New York Times commenting on the South Ossetia crises. The following passage sounded eerily familiar: … [Read more...] about Russia, South Ossetia, China and West
(Letter) How Do I Love The Medals, Let Me Count The Ways
(h/t to anti-CNN) … [Read more...] about (Letter) How Do I Love The Medals, Let Me Count The Ways