From the BBC, Protests still unwelcome in Beijing: … [Read more...] about (Letter) Are the Protest Parks Being Used?
Archives for August 2008
(Letter) Chinese gymnasts age controversy
Last night after the women's gymnastics team final, NBC announcer Bella Caroli commented that the Chinese team cheated with underage athletes, and their passports were doctored by the Chinese government. After some digging, it seems the age allegation had surfaced some time ago, but was quelled after passports and birth certificates where produced to the satisfaction of the … [Read more...] about (Letter) Chinese gymnasts age controversy
From the Beijing Olympics, Come the Drums of Change
Harold Meyerson at the Washington Post compares the Beijing Olympics with Russian involvement in Georgia and believes that the Olympics are a game-changing event in world history while Russia's Georgian adventure is not. The theme of the Chinese model of development offering an alternative to Western democracy has been repeated by many in Western media. … [Read more...] about From the Beijing Olympics, Come the Drums of Change
(Letter) Bella Caroli: China cheated with underage gymnasts
Last night after the women's gymnastics team final, NBC announcer Bella Caroli commented that the Chinese team cheated with underage athletes, and their passports were doctored by the Chinese government. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Bella Caroli: China cheated with underage gymnasts
(Letter) Patriotic Anthems Compared: China's "God Bless America"
Someone had mentioned the significance of a patriotic anthem "歌唱祖国" performed during the Olympics opening ceremony. Had to look it up since it is completely foreign to me. It's also commented that it is the equivalent of "God Bless America", a patriotic anthem that's well ingrained with most Americans. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Patriotic Anthems Compared: China's "God Bless America"