Archive for August 23rd, 2008

Chinese plan proves good as gold - USA Today

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Canoe.caChinese plan proves good as goldUSA Today - Aug 21, 2008Ueberroth played a role in China's Olympic development when he was president of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee. …Video: China's Olympic medal haul stuns world RussiaTodayHave the Olympics Changed China? New York TimesJamaica Leads a Variety of Olympic Winning Nations in China Voice of AmericaAFP - Kansas City Starall 1,595 news articles

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London can take heart from these spectacularly humourless Games - guardian.co.uk

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

BBC NewsLondon can take heart from these spectacularly humourless Gamesguardian.co.uk, UK - 8 hours agoSay what you please about China's Olympics - or rather, don't - they've certainly introduced the world to Hallmark statecraft. The Beijing Games are a place …French newspaper praises Beijing Olympics XinhuaOlympic fans, spectators wish Beijing would stop adding oil The AustralianDreams of a generation in an era of prosperity China DailySan Jose Mercury News - Telegraph.co.ukall 779 news articles

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Chinese Olympic gymnast He Kexin facing age inquiry - Telegraph.co.uk

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Times OnlineChinese Olympic gymnast He Kexin facing age inquiryTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 21, 2008Olympic officials are investigating claims that a Chinese gold-medal winning gymnast He Kexin was too young to compete in the Beijing games. …Video: Olympics '08: IOC Wants Answers on Gymnasts' Age AssociatedPressHacker Uncovers Chinese Olympic Fraud SlashdotChinese Olympic gymnast is 14 - Proof! The Spoof (satire)International Herald Tribune - Washington Postall 1,651 news articles

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Stop criticising China, Olympics minister tells British media - guardian.co.uk

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

China DailyStop criticising China, Olympics minister tells British mediaguardian.co.uk, UK - 17 hours agoPolicemen stand with their backs to the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium during the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing, China. Photograph: Dan Chung The …Imperial past drives China's Olympic dream AFPLA stadium owner AEG is playing to win in foreign arena: China Los Angeles TimesChina's Olympic diplomacy United Press International, AsiaMacau Daily Times - Times Onlineall 203 news articles

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China's Olympics of opposites offer glint of hope - Irish Times

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Wall Street JournalChina's Olympics of opposites offer glint of hopeIrish Times, Ireland - 6 hours agoFor many groups lobbying for more freedoms in China, the Olympics have been a disaster. "The 2008 Beijing Games have put an end - once and for all - to the …Video: Olympics '08: Liu Xiang Pulls Out AssociatedPressDashing Dreams: China's Olympic Track Star Liu Xiang Disappoints ABC NewsComment by Jamie Metzl Executive Vice President, Asia SocietyThe Canberra Times - World Socialist Web Siteall 2,090 news articles

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China using Olympics to recruit U.S. students (Everett Herald)

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

RALEIGH, N.C. — China is hoping American college students watching the Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004.

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Olympics as PR: Here’s the new China (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

If proof were needed that the Olympic Games are meant to give China an image makeover, look no further than the 10-yuan note.

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NBA looks to further expand in China post-Olympics (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

The National Basketball Association anticipates rising demand for its arena management services across China following the Beijing Olympics, league executives said Friday.

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China Eastern Passenger Numbers Plunge on Olympics (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — China Eastern Airlines Corp. , the country’s third-largest carrier, said passenger numbers dropped for the fourth month in a row in July as restrictions put in place for the Beijing Olympics disrupted travel.

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Brown urges China to ease press restrictions after Olympics (Daily Mail)

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Gordon Brown today urged China’s leaders to continue with the greater press freedoms opened up for the Beijing Olympics after the Games are over.

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