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The 2008 Summer Olympic Games and events in Beijing are still several months away. However, sad and disturbing world headlines concerning China and these Olympic Games are everywhere. Last week the Chinese government reported that air pollution in Beijing reached its highest level on record as a sandstorm from the north shrouded the capital in dust, choking pedestrians, and delaying flights. In fact, filthy, polluted, air in Beijing has…

What is the big deal going on about China and Tibet making the world protesting and wanting to boycott the Olympics? I am confused by what is going on in the media. I say we should just enjoy the Olympics like people have always done. Who and what started this whole thing?

The 2008 Beijing Olympics are right around the corner. With all the buzz around the Olympic games, the big question remains where can you find up-to-the-date Olympic results? If you’re an avid sports fan like myself, you don’t want to miss one moment of the action that is about to happen in Beijing. The Beijing National Stadium, which was recently nicknamed the Birds Nest because of its structure is…

China campaigned for the 2008 Olympic Games with a promise to improve its sad record of human rights abuse and suppression of free speech. It promised world reporters “unfettered access” in the country and made a commitment to clean up the quality of the air in Beijing for the Olympic Games. The fact is that Beijing has failed on every important promise it made to become the host…

The Olympics provide a stage for the entire world to, not only watch sports, but also fight for beliefs.  Yet in recent Olympic history, the world has ignored the true calling of the Olympics. The 2008 Olympics comes at a time when the first African American is running for the U.S. Presidency, Tibet is fighting for freedom from China, and Iraq is searching for its identity from the coalition, among many…

The Beijing Olympics was the most-viewed event in American television history. It was also a watershed event in Chinese history.There were other significant milestones achieved during the event. It was the largest construction projects ever in China since the construction of the fabulous Great Wall of China . The Chinese Olympic Team also achieved a domination over US, with China winning 51 gold medals while the US won 36…