HONG KONG – The Chinese gold-medal winning gymnast at the center of an Olympic age dispute isn’t upset by the controversy. He Kexin – who won two golds at the Beijing Olympics – and four other members of China’s women’s gymnastics team …
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I have read reports of the even more appalling conditions of domestic livestock and its slaughter in China, and I have largely turned vegetarian here (with exception of some fish). But that is also not the main point. …
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The Olympics, moreover, reinforced this shift. The games left China closer to the world, not further away; and they removed some of the mystery surrounding the nation (see Kerry Brown, “China on Olympic eve: a globalisation of …
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Aljazeera.netChina's Olympic legacyAljazeera.net, Qatar - Aug 24, 2008After living and breathing the Olympics for seven years, for a while at least China will be able to bask in the games' success. "Post-Olympics China …Beijing Games had style and function but lacked emotional connection TheChronicleHerald.caWill Games leave a legacy of freedom? The AgeChina's Olympic Moment Council on Foreign RelationsCNBC - Los Angeles Timesall 418 news articles
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Times OnlineBlog paints grim picture of LisbonPortugal Resident, Portugal - 18 hours agoBut the Chinese Olympic Games, despite being a brilliantly-orchestrated piece of theatre, that were praised for their “excellent organisation” by the …The price of China's Olympic Games Los Angeles Times'Show of Power,' Indeed Washington PostLondon mayor defiant over Beijing button episode AFPguardian.co.uk - Business Standardall 1,996 news articles
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TopNewsChina's Olympic heroes woo pre-election Hong Kongguardian.co.uk, UK - 43 minutes agoHONG KONG, Aug 28 (Reuters) - China dispatched its Olympic heroes to Hong Kong on Friday for a well-timed celebratory tour that could give pro-Beijing …Guests Bypass China's Jin Jiang So Investors Skip Hotelier's Stock Wall Street JournalShangri-La's Olympic Hotels Ready to Welcome the World Emediawire (press release)'Don't bank on Olympic souvenirs' China DailyBangkok Post - Oxford Analytica (subscription)all 20 news articles
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Reuters UKChina PlayTIME - 6 hours agoBut this was China's Olympics. The rest of the world was just a bystander. Granted, China put on a fabulous show. Volunteers were unfailingly polite, …Video: Post-Olympic Hype May Boost Chinese Economy AssociatedPressCurtain comes down on Olympic games Aljazeera.netEditorial: China's Olympic Image Philadelphia InquirerEconomist - guardian.co.ukall 815 news articles
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DUSHANBE, August 27 (RIA Novosti) - The president of China told his Russian counterpart on Wednesday that his country would continue to support the decision to hold 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia’s resort city of Sochi.
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Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympic torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing’s ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the September 6 Games.
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The Olympic party may be over. But the happy music keeps on playing in China, despite signs of serious economic trouble on the horizon. In Shanghai, the World Financial Center skyscraper finally opened after years of controversy over its design and utility.
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