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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China.
It looks like China got everything it wanted out of the Olympic Games: a clean bill of health [...]
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It not surprising that the Chinese felt the need to cheat their way to Olympic success but it does shock me just a little to know that they stole the national anthems played during the medal ceremonies.
I keep hearing what a strong capitalist nation China is, but that’s not strictly true. China is a bandit [...]
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One of the things that soothed people about China prior to the Olympics was that the government was going to specially designate three “protest zones” inside Beijing, reasonably close to the Olympic venues. Folks who wished to protest the presence of the Games, or the Chinese government’s policies, could apply for a permit and protest [...]
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I’d like to welcome Megan McArdle to what I’ve been saying for at least two weeks here, pretty much without anyone else noticing. I’d invite her to do a quick rundown of the “2008 Olympics” category on the right sidebar and maybe carry a few of those stories over to her blog where more than [...]
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…stays in China, especially gold medals, which the Chinese want so much they’re willing to cheat their heads off to get them.
Said cheating includes fielding a gymnastics team full of toddlers. How do we know that? Well, that’s what their passports, issued by the ever so honest Chinese government says. How could it be otherwise?
And [...]
July 26, 2008 was supposed to have been a happy day for the friends and family of Ye Guozhu. Expecting to see their loved one after four years, they were stunned to receive a telephone call from the Chinese authorities telling them that their loved one would not be released from prison until October 1 [...]
The adherents of the religion known as Falun Gong risk a lot to practice their beliefs. Though I know little about it, Falun Gong seems to be a meditative belief that teaches its members to focus their thoughts inward and how better to cultivate their chi. There is no Falun Gong organization that tracks members [...]
I noticed this photo at Robert McCain’s site a day or so ago, but I completely forgot about it because I had gotten tied up in some work-related stuff. He reminded me of it today and he’s right. No caption contest could possibly be funnier than the real story. Here’s the Reuters photo:
Seriously, my brain [...]
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