Tag: "2008 Olympics"
China Goes Out with a Bang, and the Whimper of the Oppressed is Barely Heard
Oh yarf. 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 [...]
China isn’t Capitalist. It’s Criminal.
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 [...]
China’s Olympic “Protest Zones” Just a Lure to Catch Malcontents
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 [...]
Welcome to the ChiCom-Bashing Party, Pal!
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 [...]
What Happens in China…
…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 [...]
Distilling Evil to A Single Sentence
Jay Nordlinger” “That’s one of the worst things about Communist and dictatorial regimes: They are cruel to little girls.” I think that is the most beautiful and insightful criticism I’ve ever read about tyranny. It drills down to the very heart of a dictator’s depravity. That’s one of the reasons I appreciate Nordlinger’s writing as [...]
How Sad. China Can’t Get People to Watch Its Olympics.
Okay, this story makes me smile. BEIJING, Aug. 13 — Chinese Olympic organizers acknowledged Tuesday they were struggling to handle an unforeseen and baffling problem inside Summer Games venues and at the showpiece Olympic Park. Not enough people. Two weeks after announcing they had sold every one of the record 6.8 million tickets offered for [...]
2008 Olympic Profile: Ye Guozhu
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 [...]
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