Archive for the '2008 Beijing Olympics' Category

Breakiing News – Petitioners continue to protest as the Chinese government steps up its control

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
 
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With the approaching Olympics opening in Beijing, the Chinese Communist Regime has stepped up its control and monitoring of petitioners. Despite this, there were still around 100 villagers in Chengdu who gathered for a protest at the Tianfu Square in front of the city council.

Breaking News – “Olympic prisoner” Yang Chunling seeks an open trial

Posted by Michael Anderson on Thursday, June 12th, 2008
 
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Heilongjiang Human rights activist who first advocated for “No Olympics, We want human rights” Yang Chunlin has said to his attorney Li Fangping that he hopes for an open trial. Yang’s younger sister Yang Chunping also said that her brother has done nothing wrong and called on the international community to help secure the freedom [...]

Breaking News – Air pollution hits new heights as the Olympics approaches

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
 
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On May 27, Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau announced on its website that the Beijing air pollution indicator has reached a dangerous Level 5, the worst on the scale. The Bureau said that those with allergies should avoid going outdoors. Beijing officials have also warned those with respiratory ailments to stay indoors. The news came with [...]

Breaking News – Public protests as the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games decides to scale down the torch relay

Posted by Michael Anderson on Thursday, May 15th, 2008
 
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The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games (BOCOG) official website put out a release on May 13 stating that the Torch Relay would be scaled down starting from Jiangxi. Chinese bloggers have called on the government to use the Olympic Torch Relay funds on relief efforts.

Breaking News – Chinese citizens call for a stop to the Olympics to fund disaster relief

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
 
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On the 12th of May, a severe earthquake hit China’s Sichuan Province, tens of thousands of people were struck by the disaster, thus bloggers on Chinese websites have called for a stop to the Beijing Olympic Games.

Breaking News – Beijing Olympic Games Cost a Record 400 Billion Yuan

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
 
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When the Chinese Communist regime planned the budget for the Olympic Games years ago, the budget was estimated at 30 billion Yuan. However, by the end of March 2008, the estimate has gone up to over 400 billion.

Breaking News – Kashi city in Xinjiang like a open cell

Posted by Michael Anderson on Thursday, May 8th, 2008
 
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On May 6, the The World Uyghur Congress said that in order to prevent Uyghur people from demonstrating during the Olympic torch relay in June in Xinjiang, the Chinese Communist regime has recently set up surveillance guards in its counties on streets to monitor and detain Uyghur people, transforming the city into an open jail.

Breaking News – China’s virus epidemic spreads killing 26 with over 10,000 people infected

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
 
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As the EV71 virus had caused the hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in Mainland China, the epidemic continues rampantly spreading to more areas. By yesterday, the number of the infected reached 10,000 with 26 reported deaths. The two new deaths were in Guangdong and Zhejiang, and victims are young children. In addition, the foot [...]

Breaking News – The public questions whether Beijing is hosting the Olympic Games or mobilising troops for war

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
 
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Recently, Group leader Tian Yixiang of the Olympic Security Work Coordination Group commented on the security during the Olympics in an interview with CCP’s Xinhua Net that :the main security threat faced by the Work Group is from groups including East Turkistan, Pro-Tiebtan and Falun Gong who he says plan to disrupt and harm the [...]

Breaking News – Hebei officials said: It’s alright to sacrifice the public interests for the Olympics

Posted by Michael Anderson on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
 
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At present, Beijing Municipal Government is now actively constructing canals to pool four reservoirs in Hebei Province, to divert the water to Beijing Olympic competition venues in order to satisfy the water demand during Beijing Olympics in August. This makes the drought-stricken Hebei Province worse, causing farmers anguish with no water available for use to [...]