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Too many silvers, not enough golds
19 Dec 2006 09:07 GMT | einsnews.com
... its athletes by the time of the Beijing Olympics. Despite having hit their initial target ... Beijing Olympics than we did in Athens." China glittered in Doha with 165 gold medals, ... to aim high in the world. Many Chinese athletes are of world class," he added. ...
Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:55:25 +0800 | Letters from China
The emblem of Beijing Olympics was egao to be a public toilet sign by Chinese netizen. Professor Xia of Peking University told the reporter of the Legal Evening Post that the spoof was a sacrilege to Chinese culture and Olympic...
Air quality concerns Beijing Olympics
| Findory News China
Yahoo News: AP - Air quality remains a major concern for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a top official organizing China's first Games said Wednesday.
Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:04:26 +0000 | chinasnippets.com
I wasn’t planning on going in 2008 to the Beijing Olympics. Not because I don’t like sports but I’m not crazy about crowds and I’m sure there will be many. For those contemplating of going there, there may be another reason to think twice. According to a Dutch paper a new police unit has been [...]
FBI offering expertise, intelligence for security at Beijing Olympics
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:38:04 +0000 | Newsvine China
BEIJING (AP) -The FBI is offering its expertise to Chinese authorities who will provide security for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Darfur Crisis Sparks Louder Calls For Boycott of Beijing Olympics
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:26:45 +0000 | China View
By Darren Taylor, VOA News, Washington, 19 June 2007- As the humanitarian crisis in Darfur continues, calls in the United States and Europe for an international boycott of the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of China?s support of Sudan are intensifying. Human rights activists say the Sudanese government is using a militia, the janjaweed, to ?exterminate? the [...]
Tibet Group To Protest Beijing Olympics at US Ballparks
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:43:03 +0000 | China View
AFP, Via yahoo News, Wed Jul 25, 2007- WASHINGTON (AFP) - Tibet independence groups announced plans to stage protests at Major League Baseball ballparks next week, objecting to next year’s Beijing Olympics ahead of the one-year-out date on August 8. Tibet freedom groups want to focus upon China’s human rights record much the way Darfur protesters try [...]
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