With the Beijing Games days away, the air quality issue has again surfaced, appearantly above the haze that's settled on the city in the last couple days: … [Read more...] about (Letter) Wearing Masks During Olympics?
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(Letter from es.nautilus) Handling Olympic protests in Beijing – a ‘test case’?
Four members of the activist group, Students for a Free Tibet, have staged a lamppost protest in Beijing, unfurling a banner that read, ‘One World, One Dream – Free Tibet’, as the Olympic torch relay entered its final stage in the host city on Wednesday 6 August. All four – two British and two American nationals, holding tourist visas - have been arrested and are currently in … [Read more...] about (Letter from es.nautilus) Handling Olympic protests in Beijing – a ‘test case’?
Olympic torch relay – the Chinese village version
This series of pictures comes from an amateur photographer in Henan province (连接). It's of a self-made torch relay at a local school and restaurant, in a small village in the mountains of Henan province. No corporate sponsors, no media coverage... just possibly the best relay this year. … [Read more...] about Olympic torch relay – the Chinese village version
What do some Western journalists want from Beijing?
Behind a thin vaneer of professionalism, it's not inaccurate to say many Western journalists are hoping for the worst from these Olympics. Some have been honest enough to admit it. Here's a collection of choice quotes: … [Read more...] about What do some Western journalists want from Beijing?
(Letter) Why Has 'China Bashing' Become So Popular?
Alan Miller of Huffington Post explains the rise in negative reporting on China, and the bigger picture beyond the Olympics. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Why Has 'China Bashing' Become So Popular?