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Olympics 2008 Unreal For Most of China – Rian Dundon

New American Media looks at how the massive Olympics preparations in Beijing are playing in the provinces: Most of the young people interviewed seem acutely aware of the fact that their government has spent vast sums of money preparing for the games. It’s always the first thing mentioned when the topic of the Olympics comes […]

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Why Do the 2008 Beijing Olympics Matter To China? – Albert Keidel

From Foreign Policy: It’s China’s chance to shine. It’s easy to forget that China refused to even participate in the Olympics before 1984. Since 1978, China’s economy has grown tenfold, while its trade with the United States has increased by a factor of 160. But authoritarian China still has a lot to prove to Western […]

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Pressure Builds for 2022 Olympics Boycott

U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said today that the U.K. government would not rule out the possibility of boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The Guardian’s Patrick Wintour reported on his comments: Appearing...

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