The Olympics have been a tremendous success and I have enjoyed them enormously. However, there is one huge fear that I have always held that seems to be coming true: this success of sports is going to be used to validate horrible public policy.
This came to light yesterday in two pieces. The first was an [...]
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The Chinese government has announced that people attending the Olympic Games will have designated areas where they will be allowed to protest. No word yet on what topics people are allowed to protest in these areas that, no doubt, will have extremely close surveillance. Here’s the official story from the AP:
Beijing will set up specially [...]
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While places like the State Department have good information, and BOCOG has scarce information, Cup of Cha brings you the real scoop about what to be prepared for during the Olympics. Good Luck Olympics indeed!
1. You may not realize this, but “Murphy” was Chinese. Or at least a traveler to China. Everything that can go [...]
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There are indications that the government, or at least university officials, are beginning to get worried about anti-Western backlash that has erupted around China following the now-infamous Jack Cafferty comments. Cup of Cha has learned that university students at Beijing Youdian (北京邮电) were told to that they needed to find constructive ways to express their [...]
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