Today's New York Times is running an article titled China Presses Injured Athletes in Quest for Gold. The article starts by discussing diver Hu Jia, who suffered from a detached retina several years ago, putting him at risk for permanent injury. This paragraph about sums up the message behind the article: Pressured by the national athletic system and tempted by the commercial … [Read more...] about "Pressure" for injured athletes
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Maimaiti's 2008
Today's news is that the Olympic torch has arrived in Xinjiang province. As widely reported in the Western press, the Xinjiang government encouraged people to watch at home on TV due to security concerns. In addition to schools and offices that organized groups to support the torch, many private Chinese still chose to come on the streets. Tianya has reports from some excited … [Read more...] about Maimaiti's 2008
Olympic torch arrives in Shangri-La
The Olympic torch has arrived in its first Tibetan Autonomous county, and will arrive in Lhasa later this month. Reuters gives us this report of the torch's visit to Shangri-La in Yunnan province, with responses both positive and negative from Tibetans in China: … [Read more...] about Olympic torch arrives in Shangri-La
Beijing considering a Speaker's Corner?
A report out of Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper suggests that as a form of political liberalization, Beijing is considering the establishment of a "petitioner's district" zone in Beijing, a free speech zone similar to London's famous Hyde Park. The intent is to manage possible public dissent during the Beijing Olympics. The report (文章, translation below) only mentions an … [Read more...] about Beijing considering a Speaker's Corner?
Kristof on Xinjiang: Terrorism and the Olympics
Nick Kristof continues his quest in search of topics that should be "sensitive" to Chinese by heading to Xinjiang where he found little to write about. This follows earlier editorials on Tibet that we discussed here and here. On his blog, he tries to incite commentary with these questions: Especially for those of you in China, do you expect the Olympics to go smoothly? Do you … [Read more...] about Kristof on Xinjiang: Terrorism and the Olympics