China before the Olympics…


Welcome to a (rather dour) party
China is keen to show its best face at the games and that face is indeed a lot better than it once was. But do not expect any dramatic slide from authoritarianism…

Connecting the dragon
China now has more internet users than America

The destruction of old Beijing
Hurry, to catch China’s medieval capital

Chinese to censor Olympic press net access
Sensitive sites blocked, despite previous assurances

The Beijing Olympics: Are They A Trap?

“Les jeunes Chinois veulent oublier les trente dernières années”
Deux films de Wayne Wang sortent le 30 juillet sur les écrans français : Un millier d’années de bonnes prières et La Princesse du Nebraska. Le cinéaste hongkongais explique dans une interview comment ces deux portraits de Chinoises exilées traitent de la rupture entre les générations et de l’absence de mémoire de la jeunesse chinoise.

Liu Xiang, emblema della Cina olimpica

Pechino 2008, la Cina conferma la censura sul web

What human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympic Games?

IOC caves in to China’s demands on internet censorship
The International Olympic Committee has said that there won’t be uncensored internet access at Olympic media venues.

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