China’s Policy Headaches: Potential Real Trouble Before the Summer Olympics

Peace and Freedom - Policy and World Ideas ^ | June 18, 2007 | John E. Carey

[Lou L]

China’s Policy Headaches: Potential Real Trouble Before the Summer Olympics

By John E. Carey
Peace and Freedom
June 18, 2007

China coveted and then won the opportunity to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. Now Hu Jintao and his communist government of China face a long series of hurdles they never quite anticipated: scandals and potential policy disasters that are being exposed by journalists eager to learn more about the People’s Republic of China. And they are looking over The Great Wall of China harder and longer than ever before.

Surviving all the prying eyes of the international corps of journalists – every one of which is interested in leaning more about China before and during these Olympics – may prove as difficult for China as building all the venues and encouraging the Chinese population to behave in a way westerners can tolerate.

Already China has relented somewhat on the issue of Darfur; where the genocide and murder of ethnic Christian Africans by the ethnic Muslim Arabs in charge of Sudan is taking place. China has turned a blind eye to these atrocities for years but just last week convinced President General Omar Bashir of Sudan to accept peacekeepers. The situation remains grave and deserves careful observation. On the situation in Darfur, add to international pressure on Sudan and China Hollywood stars already referring to Beijing 2008 as the “Genocide Games.”

Can China continue to ignore Sudan’s abuses in Darfur?

[sweetiepiezer]

Heard in China they are tearing down slums along certain routes and putting up facades, so they look good, what a farce.
Thanks for posting.

[mallardx]

Why in hell are they chit-chatting about Darfur when China is executing religious people and selling their freshly harvested organs in the marketplace? Why are they talking about Darfur when China is poisoning every river lake and estuary, and the entire atmosphere?

It's like we're living in the age of anti-Enlightenment. The liberals want to ban Fox News for exposing the fallacies of their belief systems, and the atrocious murderers they coddle up with.

[Silly]