Olympics-China Says Will Not Submit To Political Pressure

From Reuters:

China will never submit to taunting or political pressure from groups or governments wishing to use the Beijing Olympics to change Chinese policy, a leading state-run newspaper said on Tuesday.

Activists around the globe are seizing on this year’s Olympics to pressure Beijing on a range of issues, from freedom of religion to Taiwan and Tibet.

Actress Mia Farrow has been leading a global campaign for China to change its policies in Sudan, whose government Beijing sells weapons to and buys oil from.