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APR 29, 2008
Long road to the Beijing games
Al Jazeera English
The Olympics were seen as a stage to introduce China to the international community, bring it closer to the rest of the world — a culmination of it’s liberalisation since the early 1980s. Instead, the past few weeks have shown the Olympics has the potential for the opposite effect. The global slap the Chinese have felt has stirred up fierce nationalism - and many here are wondering why the approval of the international community should even matter.
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APR 18, 2008
A Torch Job To Liberty
The Washington Post
To the Chinese government, the word "harmony" is apparently synonymous with suppression. The Olympic torch is in danger of being extinguished for good, but not by demonstrators. Every day it's put out by Chinese officials and their exported paramilitary force, who seem to think the Olympic spirit is not about accommodating the world, but about forcing the world to accommodate them.
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APR 15, 2008
As Olympics Protests Mount, China Blasts its Foreign Critics
McClatchy
China is lashing back at its foreign critics -- by name. A mood of angry nationalism has spurred government officials to lash out at foreign critics, trying to stay ahead of public resentment -- even fury -- that foreigners may spoil the Summer Olympics party with what some see as unwarranted criticism.
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