Archive for August 11th, 2008

OK, China is bad, now can I enjoy the Games? - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Washington PostOK, China is bad, now can I enjoy the Games?Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA - 4 hours agoThese are not the China Olympics. These are the Moral Olympics, these are the Holier-Than-Thou Olympics, and when moralizing and holier-than-thouness are …Video: Olympics '08: Music in Tiananmen Square AssociatedPressChina greets Games with outpouring of patriotism guardian.co.ukProud nation plays host and tourist in transformed capital Houston ChronicleKansas City Star - Washington Postall 1,499 news articles

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Arroyo basks in China's Olympic glory–Romulo - Inquirer.net

Monday, August 11th, 2008

TopNewsArroyo basks in China's Olympic glory–RomuloInquirer.net, Philippines - 18 hours agoBEIJING–As superlatives continue to be heaped on China for the Great Wall-proportion of its Beijing 2008 Olympics opening, President Gloria …Arroyo meets with Hu, praises China's big coming out party ABS CBN NewsGood policy, bad timing? The Eureka ReporterGMA THANKS CHINESE PRESIDENT FOR 'MOST MEMORABLE' OLYMPICS OPENING Philippine Headline NewsInquirer.net - Inquirer.netall 117 news articles

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Game vs. US Puts China in Hoops Heaven - Washington Post

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Times OnlineGame vs. US Puts China in Hoops HeavenWashington Post, United States - 20 hours agoThis can help the future of China," said Ma Jian, a former Chinese Olympian and Chinese Olympic broadcaster. "It's not a matter of whether China wins or …Video: Olympic Fans Pack Beijing Bar for Basketball AssociatedPressChina loses a game, but wins big on image Vancouver SunUS men's hoops cruises over host China in Olympic opener Boston Globeguardian.co.uk - WalesOnlineall 977 news articles

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Thanks for watching my motherland - New Zealand Herald

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Times OnlineThanks for watching my motherlandNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 3 hours agoEveryone in this city is talking about China, Olympics and Beijing. I love that! Actually no words can represent my proud feelings for my motherland, …Video: Opening Ceremony Kicks Off Olympics AssociatedPressFor China, Olympics may be transforming moment Houston ChronicleSam Donnellon: China shines on its opening night of Olympics Philadelphia Daily NewsABC Online - Washington Postall 1,739 news articles

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Feature: Chinese Olympic champ dreams to open "Long's era" - Xinhua

Monday, August 11th, 2008

CBC.caFeature: Chinese Olympic champ dreams to open "Long's era"Xinhua, China - 14 hours ago10 (Xinhua) — Chinese weightlifter Long Qingquan seemed more nervous while answering reporters' questions than competing on the platform at the Olympic …Weightlifting - Long grabs gold for China Reuters IndiaChinese teen wins weightlifting gold CBC.caChinese lifter Long claim's men's 56kg gold ABC OnlineThe Associated Press - Sports Networkall 142 news articles

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Olympics: US-China Olympic men’s basketball head-to-head record (AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Head-to-head Olympic Games men’s basketball record between the United States and China, who met Sunday on the opening day of competition at the Beijing Olympics:

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11 dead in violence in China’s restive west, far from Olympics (Newsday)

Monday, August 11th, 2008

KUQA, China (AP) _ Assailants using homemade bombs attacked a shopping center and hotel and battled with police Sunday in a western Chinese city far from the Beijing Olympics where local Muslims have waged a sputtering rebellion against Chinese rule. Ten attackers and one security guard died, police said.

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China wins first diving medal at Beijing Olympics (TSN)

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Beijing, China (Sports Network) - The Chinese duo of Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia repeated as gold medal winners in diving by capturing the women’s three-meter synchronized springboard event at the Olympics.

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China Olympics winning start dulled by city murder (Times of Malta)

Monday, August 11th, 2008

US President Bush playfully pats the back of volleyball player Misty May-Treanor in China, while another team player, Kerri Walsh, looks on. China made a winning start to their Olympics yesterday but the murder of a relative of a US volleyball coach in Beijing dashed hopes for a peaceful Games.

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For Many Expatriates, Olympics Signal China?s Arrival (New York Times)

Monday, August 11th, 2008

As mainland Chinese greeted the Beijing Olympics with pride, so, too, have Chinese-Americans, who share a sense that China has taken a long-awaited place on the world stage.

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