Comments on: Any Way You Cut It, Trouble Ahead for Beijing Olympics http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html This is China Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: nanheyangrouchuan http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1084 nanheyangrouchuan Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:21:35 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1084 This is the perfect time to split and burn China as well as the western institutions that failed the world and allowed this farce to take place. The leaders of the UK, EU and US must be racked for their short sightedness and corporate servitude. This is the perfect time to split and burn China as well as the western institutions that failed the world and allowed this farce to take place. The leaders of the UK, EU and US must be racked for their short sightedness and corporate servitude.

]]> By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1082 Chris Devonshire-Ellis Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:30:48 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1082 I think the Chinese are not really quite sure what to do, the signs are contradictory. The South China Morning Post imported from HK yesterday had front page pictorial coverage of the protests in Paris, and a full inside special of the semi riots and the torch being blown out five times. Usually, they wouldn't let that sort of material in. Yet here they are allowing it. Yet my imported subscription copy of the New Yorker magazine, which I know has carried stories on the issues, has failed to reach me the last two weeks and they also blank out certain TV reports, and ban reporters from [Lasa], and parts of Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and X1njiang. So the media handling and China censorship issues are highly erratic. Usually such a display of paradoxical measures means the central government itself is split on how to handle it, and Beijing has it's hands tied right now just before the Olympics. For sure they didn't see this one coming, and I suspect it will only get worse in terms of media pressure and international campaigning. I really don't think they know what to do - even the IOC President is starting to sound uncomfortable on the issue, and when that happens it's not entirely indicative of a complete show of support. These Olympics are not going to be what China expected. They are a global games, not a Chinese one for a start, and therefore have limited rights themselves to impose restrictions on free speech and opinions. They hadn't figured that one out beforehand. I think the Chinese are not really quite sure what to do, the signs are contradictory. The South China Morning Post imported from HK yesterday had front page pictorial coverage of the protests in Paris, and a full inside special of the semi riots and the torch being blown out five times. Usually, they wouldn’t let that sort of material in. Yet here they are allowing it. Yet my imported subscription copy of the New Yorker magazine, which I know has carried stories on the issues, has failed to reach me the last two weeks and they also blank out certain TV reports, and ban reporters from [Lasa], and parts of Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and X1njiang. So the media handling and China censorship issues are highly erratic. Usually such a display of paradoxical measures means the central government itself is split on how to handle it, and Beijing has it’s hands tied right now just before the Olympics. For sure they didn’t see this one coming, and I suspect it will only get worse in terms of media pressure and international campaigning. I really don’t think they know what to do - even the IOC President is starting to sound uncomfortable on the issue, and when that happens it’s not entirely indicative of a complete show of support. These Olympics are not going to be what China expected. They are a global games, not a Chinese one for a start, and therefore have limited rights themselves to impose restrictions on free speech and opinions. They hadn’t figured that one out beforehand.

]]> By: Lu http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1081 Lu Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:28:47 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1081 Thanks for posting that link Larry, that's an awesome picture :-) Thanks for posting that link Larry, that’s an awesome picture :-)

]]> By: Larry http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1077 Larry Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:09:16 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1077 you are wrong. There won't be any trouble. See http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080408/_08nh201.jpg you are wrong. There won’t be any trouble. See
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080408/_08nh201.jpg

]]> By: Ooyoo http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1076 Ooyoo Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:13:24 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1076 London again (video): http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/07/olympicgames2008.china2 London again (video): http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/07/olympicgames2008.china2

]]> By: Ooyoo http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1075 Ooyoo Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:05:46 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1075 London: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/gallery/2008/apr/06/londonolympicprotest?picture=333419373 Paris: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2008/apr/07/france.torch.protests London: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/gallery/2008/apr/06/londonolympicprotest?picture=333419373

Paris: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2008/apr/07/france.torch.protests

]]> By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1073 Chris Devonshire-Ellis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:29:35 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1073 Wait until it gets to Delhi on 17th April - India has already warned China it is a democracy and people have the right to protest in a free country. So what with the Dala1 Lam@ in-country, T1bet on it's border and a current mistrust of all things China by the general populace, expect some fireworks. I cannot imagine what the Chinese think they are doing by trying to take it up Everest - half of which is Nepalese - and through Lasa. Talk about asking for trouble. Wait until it gets to Delhi on 17th April - India has already warned China it is a democracy and people have the right to protest in a free country. So what with the Dala1 Lam@ in-country, T1bet on it’s border and a current mistrust of all things China by the general populace, expect some fireworks. I cannot imagine what the Chinese think they are doing by trying to take it up Everest - half of which is Nepalese - and through Lasa. Talk about asking for trouble.

]]> By: Matthew Stinson http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1072 Matthew Stinson Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:08:46 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1072 The San Francisco torch run is going to be a riot. Literally. The San Francisco torch run is going to be a riot. Literally.

]]> By: nanheyangrouchuan http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1071 nanheyangrouchuan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:12:33 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/07/any-way-you-cut-it-trouble-ahead-for-beijing-olympics.html#comment-1071 We all help contribute to the oppression of T1betans, Uy8hurs, and Chinese by buying products made in China and by supporting the Chinese gov't by with expat job assignments. We all help contribute to the oppression of T1betans, Uy8hurs, and Chinese by buying products made in China and by supporting the Chinese gov’t by with expat job assignments.

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