As the Olympics Draw Closer, I Drift Farther Away

Xiao Qiang — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:51:52 +0000

Amid all the official media buzz about the excitement of the Olympics enthusiasts, there have been increasing complaints and criticisms about the Olympics preparations from Chinese netizens. The most telling indicator of such criticism is that now “Olympics disturbing people” (????) has already become the latest “sensitive phrase” in the Chinese search engine Baidu. The following post was written by a blogger with the online name “Speaking out when there is injustice” (????)?translated by CDT from Sohu blog:
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The No-Show Torch

Linjun Fan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:50:37 +0000

Chinese reporter Guan Jun has written a story about how the city of Benxi spent tens of millions of yuan and harassed local residents in an effort to welcome the Olympic Torch, only to find out that the relay route had been changed:
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As the Olympics Draw Closer, I Drift Farther Away

The No-Show Torch