The following diary was originally posted in Chinese and provides a glimpse into life in a remote Tibetan area as the Olympics were being celebrated in Beijing: The “Olympics Diary” of a Tibetan By Tashibod Today is Tuesday,...
Hu Yong, an associate professor of School of Journalism and Communication of Peking University and a blogger, writes on his blog, translated by CDT’s Linjun Fan: The Beijing Olympic Torch relay was brought to every...
BBC is reporting that four foreigners have been arrested in Beijing for scaling 120-foot light poles and unfurling 140 square foot pro-Tibet banners outside the Bird’s Nest stadium during the final leg of the Olympic torch...
[Editor’s Note: Since March, a series of events including unrest in Lhasa and protests following the Olympic torch relay, have brought to the surface a clash between nationalist elements of the Chinese public and...
Dr. Susan Brownell writes in The China Beat blog: In China, the majority of public expressions take place in a vast field of rituals and symbols, while the protest zones that were recently announced for the Olympic Games are the...
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...
[Editor’s Note: Since March, a series of events including unrest in Lhasa and protests following the Olympic torch relay, have brought to the surface a clash between nationalist elements of the Chinese public and...
[Editor’s Note: Since March, a series of events including unrest in Lhasa and protests following the Olympic torch relay, have brought to the surface a clash between nationalist elements of the Chinese public and...
As the Olympic torch continues its beleaguered relay through China’s Western regions, Der Spiegel reports on how it played in Kashgar: On the day of the torch run, only invited guests from selected “work units”...
From Los Angeles Times: China paraded the Olympic torch through the Tibetan capital Saturday in defiance of critics who called it a provocative move that could undermine the fragile peace in the Himalayan region three months...
From BBC News: Security was tight as the Olympic torch began passing through China’s mainly Muslim Xinjiang region, on a highly sensitive part of its trip to Beijing. Police were out in force as the flame left...
From AP: Organizers of the Olympic torch relay said Monday the flame’s arrival in Tibet would be postponed, but declined to give an exact date for the torch’s journey through the region, which has been shrouded in...
From AFP: China has tightened controls on Muslims in its remote west ahead of the Olympic torch’s arrival next week to thwart any actions aimed at disrupting the relay, residents and exiles said. The measures include...
John Ruwitch reports for Reuters: China paraded the Olympic torch through the mountain town of Shangri-la on Wednesday, the first of several stops it will make in Tibetan areas despite complaints from overseas rights groups....
The Washington Post reports that enthusiasm for the Olympic torch relay is once again gaining momentum following the Sichuan earthquake: The go-go girls who once swayed on flatbeds trucks along the route were gone, and...
Lin Qiang (林强), the Deputy Inspector of the Sichuan Education Department, is a Party-recognized model cadre and was given the honor of being one of the Olympic torch bearers. But Lin just submitted a letter to Sichuan provincial...
Written by Rana Mitter, lecturer in the history and politics of modern China at Oxford University, from BBC News: For foreigners, Nanjing is not yet one of the major tourist destinations of China. Its attractions are not as...
Written by Li Datong, former editor of Bingdian (Freezing Point), from openDemocracy: The Chinese government planned the year of the Olympic games in Beijing on 8-24 August 2008 as a demonstration of the country’s pride...
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