Beijing Says It Will Allow Protests in Certain Areas During Olympics
After months of insisting on a non-politicized Olympics, pressure from international groups has advanced press and political freedoms in China.
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Five China Myths to Watch and Listen for During the Olympics
We debunk five enduring myths about China, most of which linger because they are partly true while still being misleading, and some of which are kept alive by Chinese and foreign commentators alike.
The China Code: From Robotic Depersonalization to Epic Ambition
When 500,000 foreign visitors descend on Beijing during the Olympics, they will experience a kaleidoscope of contrasts -- some maddening, others glorious -- that disorient and confuse.
Are the Beijing Olympic Games Being Used as a Propaganda Campaign to Prop up the Communist Party?
I think it is more accurate to conclude that the Olympic Games have been de-politicized in China's Olympic education efforts -- part of a backlash against the politicized national curriculum.
Wal-Mart's Wages Increase in China, Rollback in US
Instead of perpetuating a cycle of poverty among its workers, it's time Wal-Mart consider a meaningful wage increase for its U.S. employees who are struggling to make ends.
Birth Controlled: China's Stolen Children Reviewed
The furtive Chinese government does everything in its (far-reaching, for sure) power to silence the families of over 70,000 children a year who are being "snatched from the streets."
The Coming War with Iran: It's About the Oil, Stupid
Had the hundreds of billions of dollars poured into the invasion and occupation of Iraq been put into alternative energy the world might have had a fighting chance.
Digital China: Ten Things Worth Knowing about the Chinese Internet
Thanks largely to the Olympics, 2008 will go down in history as a turning point year for China -- or, rather, one when the country passed several milestones, including for the Chinese Internet.
An Interview with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys
Adam talked to the Huffington Post about the release of his new film Gunnin' for that #1 Spot, the current state of the Free Tibet movement, Obama, and why Brooklyn should secede.
Eight Ain't Great
In using the date 8/8/08 for its biggest international event, the Chinese government has embraced the way of the people. Though a numbers conspiracy theory has many feeling anxious about the Games.
Obama's Europe Blindspot: Why Did He Skip Europe's Institutional Heart?
(Obama Does Brown but Not Brussels) I'm strongly supportive of Barack Obama's announced plans to spend some quality plane time with Senat...
An Awful Competition in a Changing China
For the Olympics, the air no doubt will be cleaned. But glimpsing twenty years of changes in China I can only wonder what direction this huge, complex country will take twenty years from now.
The Dalai Lama vs. Palestine?
For many American Jews there is the apparent moral conundrum -- how do you support Tibet over China without supporting Palestine over Israel?
Why Can't the Chinese Authorities Allow a Little Space for Protests During the Olympics?
At the Beijing Olympics, will activists attempt to carry out public protests and demonstrations, and how will the Chinese authorities react if they do?
Getting in Shape to Watch the Olympic Games: A Five-Week Plan for the Intellectually Curious Mouse Potato
Assuming that people heading to Beijing have already been getting ready mentally, this regimen is for those who want to be informed consumers of Olympic broadcasts.
Huffington Post Blocked in Mainland China
As the Chinese government begins its pre-Olympics media crackdown, the Huffington Post appears to be the latest victim in a recent wave of Internet censorship.
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