Since earning the bid to host the 2008 games, China has had to over come the many nay-sayers who argued that China was exactly the opposite of what the Olympic games stood for. The world's view on China is that of a nation with oppressed people and a government with no regard for their citizens personal freedoms. China has worked hard to try to help their image including lifting some restrictions on the foreign press as to say that they have nothing to hide from the world. The unrest in Tibet the last few weeks has caught the attention of many nations around the world and the image that China has been working to build has suddenly come crashing down. China used deadly force to break up protests in Tibet that were held to protest against China's presence in the country.
Protest have been going on through out the world in a response to China's forceful intervention in Tibet. From the United States to Greece, people have made it clear that they strongly disagree with what China is doing in Tibet. Many people have called for a boycott of the Games and the symbolic Olympic torch relay around the globe has already run into protesters.
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wow... i saw something about that on the news recently, but i didnt know exactly what it was about. Looks like some people are really pissed off.
I am glad that i have followed for awhile on the road to Beijing. I am definetley going to keep up with it.
I know back in the fall when the Dalai Lama came to campus, there was a big fuss because of the marching band going to China in May. The representatives in China actually threatened to not allow our marching band to go and play in the art festival that is leading up to the Olympic games.
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