Archive for August 13th, 2008

Chinese Olympic equestrian head: Hua Tian's inexperience leads to … - Xinhua

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Sydney Morning HeraldChinese Olympic equestrian head: Hua Tian's inexperience leads to …Xinhua, China - Aug 11, 2008"Hua Tian is still a child who lacks match experience, and (we) should not put too much pressure on him," Cheng Qing, the Chinese Olympic equestrian head, …Olympics-Equestrian-Hopes dashed, Hua Tian plots for London ReutersYoung Chinese eventer falls out of Games China DailyDashing teen rider comes back to earth Sydney Morning HeraldInternational Herald Tribune - China Dailyall 109 news articles

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China's Gymnasts Finally Reign Supreme - TIME

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

TVNZChina's Gymnasts Finally Reign SupremeTIME - 19 hours agoFor the past four years, China's Olympic Waterloo has haunted the men's gymnastics squad. Consistent world champions, China's tumblers disintegrated at the …Chinese gymnasts find redemption for 2004 loss International Herald TribuneDay 4: Phelps joins elite club of nine-gold winner XinhuaLi Xiaopeng: We are back on the podium China DailyHindustan Times - Xinhuaall 163 news articles

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China's Olympic organizers face lip-syncing scandal - Inside Bay Area

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Canada.comChina's Olympic organizers face lip-syncing scandalInside Bay Area, CA - 4 hours agoWhat kind of Paris Hilton-esque monster Nowhere was the reaction more intense than in China. "Fake singing for national honor? What kind of lessons are we …2008 Olympics: China's Ugly Face Begins to Show Associated ContentOlympic buzz: Another Milli Vanilli Kansas City StarFor TV eyes, China won't miss a trick USA TodayLos Angeles Times - Times of Indiaall 944 news articles

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China money traders bet on 40 to 42 golds - Reuters

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

National PostChina money traders bet on 40 to 42 goldsReuters - 22 hours agoSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Olympics fever has spread to China's interbank money market, where traders are betting on the host country to take between 40 and 42 …2008 Summer Olympics Betting Really Explodes Gambling911.comThe Olympics as a milestone of growth China DailyChinese facing home pressure IndependentBloomberg - The Associated Pressall 1,114 news articles

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Why I Am Boycotting The China Olympics - North Country Gazette

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

BBC NewsWhy I Am Boycotting The China OlympicsNorth Country Gazette, NY - 8 hours agoBy Charles C. Haynes The International Olympic Committee and the megabucks corporate sponsors of the games breathed a sigh of relief when the China Olympics …Video: Bush Attends Church, Meets With China's Leaders AssociatedPressOLYMPIC TICKER George W. Bush draws a line in the sand Detroit Free PressWill US - China Engagement Succeed in Stopping Darfur Violence? Voice of AmericaThe Canberra Times - Amnesty International UKall 3,089 news articles

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Olympics: Golden girls no more - China beats Americans (Otago Daily Times)

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

China upset the error-prone United States in the women’s gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. China’s score of 188.9 points was more than two points ahead of the Americans, a blowout in a competition that was supposed to be decided by the slimmest of margins.

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Three fatally stabbed in western China in Olympics-related violence (Detroit News)

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

KUQA, China — Knife-wielding assailants attacked a road checkpoint in China’s troubled far west on Tuesday, killing three guards and raising the death toll to 31 from a surge in violence coinciding with the Beijing Olympics, officials said.

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Pioneers Of U.S.-China Relations Attend Olympics (NPR)

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Among the political luminaries attending the Beijing Olympics are Henry Kissinger and former President George H.W. Bush. Kissinger was a national security adviser for Richard Nixon who opened up U.S. relations with Communist China in the 1970s. Bush served as the senior U.S. diplomat in Beijing in the early days of U.S.-China relations.

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China abuzz over lip-syncing singer in Olympics opening ceremony (Los Angeles Times)

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The face of the ’smiling angel’ was that of 9-year-old Lin Miaoke, but the voice that of 7-year-old Yang Peiyi. Sleight of hand also enhanced the fireworks spectacle on TV. China’s $100-million Olympics opening ceremony wowed its global TV audience with a lavish spectacle and pizazz that tried to present a perfect image of China to the world, right down to the perfect teeth of the little girl …

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Gates praises China for ‘fantastically managed’ Olympics (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday said the “fantastically managed” Beijing Olympics had helped show the important role China will play in the world.

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