2008
16
Aug
The hypocrisy of some parts of the western media appears to know no bounds when it comes to having a go at China.On Friday, reports emerged that the children who carried the Chinese flag in a show of national unity at the Beijing opening ceremonies wer…
2008
15
Aug
Contrary to the expectations of some people before the games, the air quality in Beijing has actually been reasonably good thanks to the anti pollution measures taken by the authorities and a heavy storm that blew it away.The skies above Beijing are cu…
2008
12
Aug
Having basked in the glow of excellent viewing figures, NBC and the Beijing Olympic Committee are now having to face accusations from some quarters over fakery wrt their broadcast of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.The organisers have been accuse…
2008
11
Aug
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics pulled in a record number of TV viewers around the world.NBC in the USA, despite not showing the event live and delaying it to primetime, managed to score its highest ever rating (over 34 million viewers) fo…
2008
9
Aug
Mindful of criticism over the lack of free speech during the Beijing Olympics, China has authorised the right of protest in specially designated “protest zones” dotted around Beijing.They are hidden away in hard-to reach suburbs, seven miles from the m…
2008
7
Jul
President Bush has stated that he will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on 8 August 2008, despite calls for him to boycott it.Speaking before the opening of the G 8 Summit on the island of Hokkaido in Japan, Bush said that not going …