Archive for August 12th, 2008

China's Olympic Space Race

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

I was one of the estimated four billion viewers who watched the opening Olympic ceremonies. What struck me was the graceful and seamless integration of the long Chinese history of technology innovations, whether gunpowder, paper, …

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China Olympic Games - Political Cartoon

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

A political cartoon about China hosting the Olympic Games.

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2008 china olympics august 11 overview

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

china 2008 Olympic August 11th day overview. Olympics videos, photos.

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Grim Environmental Play Behind Chinese Olympics Fireworks

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Friday, I joined 4 billion people to watch the China’s Olympic Games opening ceremony. And stayed glued to my TV for the whole four hours of the show. How could I not be dazzled? (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press) …

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Heroic Second Grader Leads China's Olympic Team in Opening Ceremonies

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Early Ed Watch is quite taken with little Lin Hao, the 9-year-old earthquake victim who walked alongside Chinese basketball star Yao Ming at the head of China’s Olympic team in Friday night’s opening ceremonies. …

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