Category Archives: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Chinese protesters extinguish Olympic torch in protest?

As reported by Asia Sentinel, the Olympic torch has apparently been extinguished by local Chinese protesters while making the rounds in Shenzhen earlier today. Despite efforts to find local sources collaborating details of the story, nothing has turned up on … Continue reading →

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SCMP Olympic site

SCMP Olympic guide.

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The Beijing Olympics and Media Freedom

Jocelyn Ford interviews journalists, government reps, activists, and students about the changing climate of media supervision in China.

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The luckiest moment before the Olympics

Omega ad marks 8,888,888 seconds before the Olympics.

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Opening of the Bird’s Nest

Reports from the opening of the Bird’s Nest.

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First event at the Bird’s Nest

Video of inaugural event at Bird’s Nest.

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Knock-off Fuwa sighted outside Beijing

Blogger goes out for a spring stroll and encounters a strange Fuwa.

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Who is winning the Olympic PR war?

The Olympic PR war: not so simple.

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The Torchbearer — An Interview by Sang Ye

An interview by Sang Ye with one of the Olympic torch bearers—an impoverished teacher and foster father from Anshan in China’s northeast.

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Tom Doctoroff: Don’t boycott the Olympics

An article by Tom Doctoroff agrguiing against an Olympic boycott.

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