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Twenty years after Tiananmen: Silence on the square | The Economist Outside the Communist Party, memories of the 1989 massacre get hazy AMONG journalists at a Chinese newspaper, there has been some surprising talk of publishing a story to mark the 20th anniversary on June 3rd and 4th of the massacre of hundreds of [...] Olympic girl seen but not heard – CNN.com BEIJING, China (CNN) — A little girl and her song captivated millions of viewers during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. But what they saw was not what they heard. Games organizers confirm that Lin Miaoke [above right], who performed “Ode to the Motherland” as [...] Georgia: Attacks continuing despite Russia halt claim – CNN.com MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that he had ordered an end to military operations against Georgia, but Tbilisi reported more attacks after the statement was made. Medvedev’s announcement came minutes before French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to land in Moscow to [...] InBev Mulls Bid for Rival Anheuser – WSJ.com Anheuser-Busch Cos. [NYSE:BUD] faces a potential assault from beer giant InBev NV and activist investors that threatens to place the 150-year-old American icon in foreign hands. Leuven, Belgium-based InBev is weighing an unsolicited takeover of the Budweiser maker, people familiar with the brewer’s planning said on Friday. [...] China doctors the news of Olympic torch relay The English-language China Daily newspaper described London’s upheaval in the streets as “disruptions by a few Tibetan separatists and their supporters.” In the first reports from Paris by the state-run Xinhua news agency, the journalist cited “technical difficulties” as the reason the torch was extinguished and carried [...] Protesters building steam in S.F. On the day before the Olympic torch was to be carried along the citys waterfront, hundreds of protesters took to the streets today to rally support for freedom in Tibet and to decry the Peoples Republic of China rule there. The roving demonstration moved from United Nations Plaza to City [...] Last week I posted an entry supporting a boycott of the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games. Thor Hushovd listened. Okay, maybe not to me, but the idea is taking hold amongst athletes. VeloNews | Hushovd considers opening ceremony boycott Crédit Agricole’s ace sprinter Thor Hushovd says he is prepared to boycott the opening ceremony [...] We all know that not only is this an election year, but it’s an Olympic year, with the 2008 Olympic Games being held in Beijing this upcoming August. With the recent crackdown by the Chinese government in Tibet, along with their ongoing support of the Sudanese government (which is contributing to the problems in Darfur), [...] |
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