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AUG 25, 2008
China Deports 8 American Protesters
Los Angeles Times
Eight Americans jailed for holding peaceful protests were deported Sunday during the Olympics closing ceremony, the U.S. Embassy said. The move comes hours after the U.S. Embassy called for the men's release and expressed disappointment that the Games did not bring more tolerance to the nation.
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AUG 25, 2008
China’s Thin Veil of Compliance
The Canberra Times
Exotic, distant and mysterious no longer. As a result of the Olympics, China has been recognised to have a more complex persona. The international gaze has now been redirected to some of the less agreeable ''externalities'' fuelling the economic miracle. And these externalities are not just problems for people in China, in Tibet and Xinjiang. They are also a problem for the rest of the world.
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AUG 23, 2008
Beijing Full of Reminders That Old Ways Still Pock Mark China’s New Face
The Canadian Press
To put on the Olympics, China used brute strength and appealed to nationalist sentiment in order to cast a spell that would change itself from beast into beauty. Edicts swept cars off the streets, outlawed spitting, provided scripts on how people should talk to foreigners, and rules about what they should wear. The spell worked not only on its people, but on the world, conjuring up a China that appeared modern, welcoming and eager to please. It couldn't, however, cover up all the ugly pock marks left by a communist regime that is so offensive to the West, but which the Chinese people incredibly just don't seem to mind.
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AUG 22, 2008
China Gives 6 American Protesters 10-Day Detentions
The New York Times
A group of six Americans who were taken into custody on Tuesday as they tried to protest China’s rule in Tibet have been given 10-day detentions, the Chinese police confirmed Friday.
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AUG 22, 2008
Dalai Lama to Lead post-Olympic Global Fast
Ottowa Citizen
The Dalai Lama will lead a global fast after the Beijing Olympics end next week to highlight the "Tibetan cause," the Tibetan government-in-exile said Friday.
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