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Europe against leaders’ presence at Olympics
More Europeans do not want their leaders to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games than do, with the strongest opposition coming from France and Germany, according to an opinion poll carried out for the Financial Times.
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China won’t guarantee Web freedom over Olympics | Technology | Reuters
China will not guarantee it won’t censor the Internet over this summer’s Beijing Olympics, nor can it guarantee to stamp out piracy of Olympic-branded goods, officials said on Thursday.
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Tashi Delek :: Tibet Shirts
Game’s Over - Free Tibet : An online shop for your protest T-Shirts, Flags, Signs & Symbols…
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Peking 2008: Deutsche Olympiasiegerin boykottiert Eröffnungsfeier
Aus Protest gegen Chinas Tibetpolitik wird Judo-Kämpferin Yvonne Bönisch nicht an der Eröffnungsfeier der Olympischen Spiele in Peking teilnehmen.
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ISN Security Watch - China: Putting the PR into the PRC
Beijing is the target of world criticism over its Olympic preparations and its Tibet and Xinjiang policies. It needs a [...]
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The Economist blog “Certain ideas of Europe” describes the China argumentation of IOC boss Jacques Rogge. His defensive approach can be summarised with the following statements: “be reasonable, old chap, what can we do?” and “we don’t do politics but things are much better than you think” combined with some claims about the successes [...]
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