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The Beijing Olympics this summer were supposed to be China’s coming-out party, celebrating the end of nearly two centuries of weakness, poverty and humiliation. Instead, China’s leaders are tarnishing their own Olympiad by abetting genocide in Darfur and in effect undermining the U.N. military deployment there. The result is a growing international campaign to brand these “The Genocide Olympics.” Below you can follow some of these interesting links with blogs and articles, we have received from a supporter of the Color Orange: Olympic Teams Prepare for the Dirty Air in Beijing China's Leaders Signal Shift in Tactics Toward Religion China's Hu wants propaganda surge at home and abroad With the Olympic Games less than 200 days, away China's President and Communist Party boss Hu Jintao on Tuesday called on cadres to step up their propaganda work to foster stability at home and a positive image abroad. Workers Riot at Maersk Factory in Southern China | Hundreds of workers at a factory in southern China owned by Danish shipping giant Maersk rioted earlier this week, clashing with security guards and smashing property after a colleague was beaten for jumping a lunchtime queue.. |
| The West views this Asian country as a new world economic dynamo, but also as a closed society captive to its dated Communist structure. |
| Is China proving that developing countries are better off under an authoritarian regime that focuses on developing the economy, rather than under a democratic regime that gives emphasis to political participation? And if the enjoyment of human rights improves with economic prosperity, isn’t it wiser to restrict them in the short term and allow them only once income levels take off? |
| Peasants want to own their land and have organized rallies in several provinces. More are planned. |
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