Why are the Olympics So Important to China?

[Hanul91]

China, Korea, and Japan are at top 10 in Olympics.

[betalover1]

Yes, points well made.

Also there was the faith that countries, like SK and Japan, after hosting the O Games will be more prosperous.

Tension does not imply conflict with the USA. Tension can be managed.

[russiangymfan]

If Olympics is not important, why Salt Lake city bribed IOC members to get the game? Whe did Chicago spend millions of dollars and asked Obama to lobby for its Olympic bid? Too bad it lost.

[qianziwei]

2008，8，8 發，發，發

[andyly0071]

Can any one tell me, why white people return the mass of land to its previous owner----the native americans???? Get out and go back to where they were???

[kobenbagreat]

why doesn't china return land to Tibet and go back to its own land?

[stealthpakfa]

why dont u scum americans give back iraq and afghanistan to them?

u fuckin filthy american

[kobenbagreat]

well were not claiming Iraq as our countr or afganistan for that matter but China is claiming Tibet as its own and oppressing the native Buddists!

[stealthpakfa]

ur military presence there means that military is running the country.

dont even talk about that cia puppet government installed.

[kobenbagreat]

@stealthpakfa

ur retarded how the fuck are u gona say there was a military Gov. when Afganistan, and Iraq just had a general election the only country in that region that has the military run things is Pakistan. Fucking retard

[stealthpakfa]

iraq and afghan is puppet government. its a USA puppet.

democracy is america's word for colonization.

[kobenbagreat]

@stealthpakfa

its because of america that imperialism ended you retard!

[stealthpakfa]

america IS imperialist.

it invades other small nations, rapes all the women and children, murders them, then burn theur bodies to hide the evidence so the international community never finds out.

america is a barbaric human butchering machine.

america was founded by a group of murderous thugs and not its run by a group of fascist terrorists.

america has murdered 1 billion humans since 1900.

US has invaded every nation and killed its local population so US soldiers can eat human flesh.

[kobenbagreat]

@stealthpakfa

ok tell me how many countries the US has "Ruled" in the past 200 years i can only think of one Phillipines but we gave it back. so tell me which source says the US killed 1 billion ppl. U terriorists are coming up with some funky shit now a days!!!

[kobenbagreat]

well the native americans have there reservations and are citizens of the United States of America!

[bollyballboy]

@kobenbagreat

Why doesn't America and Canada return the land to the First Nations and Native Americans?

[akinkhoo]

he was refering to the chinese people, eg ME. -.-

don't believe it? ask me ;P

[Prouddemocrate]

Totally Shit !!! The Olympics were very important for the CCP , thats it !!!!

[OoBlessedSouloO]

Boo that! It is important for the propaganda of CCP but also for generations of Chinese!

[tubeserenity]

Yeah, China did an awesome job in Olympics.

[daverock44]

Anyway

POLITICS is olympic!

[daverock44]

THE CRIMINAL NAZI Hú Jǐntāo, the Court of History will judge your crimes, IT IS A TIME FOR YOU BIG UGLY bastard MAN...

YOUR CRIME FOR HUMANITY IS A TERRIBLE. FREE TIBET

THX

[PowerfulChinaForever]

how is hu jintao a criminal? if he's a criminal for trying to not separate tibet, then PM pierre trudeau is a criminal for not separating canada, george bush is a even more of a criminal for taking over iraq, and basically white people are criminals for coming up with social darwinism.

[sawada0shin]

Hosting the Olympics in China has smeared the very spirit of the Olympics itself. Such a damn shame. The Chinese committee that won the bid on the Olympics especially used improvement of human rights as a factor that they should be awarded the games. Yet Amnesty International has found that human rights in China has not improved, in fact, even worsened. I don't know the argument is being turned into China vs. U.S. Rich, corrupt Chinese bureaucrats are abusing the Chinese ppl. Period.

[WorldInFlamesAgain]

How pathetic are the USA signing up foreign athletes to try and stop China topping the medals table.

[scheung07]

I want to ask!there is iraqi people all across iraq people are being killied, tortured, woman and children are being raped? and it was an illeagal war! WHY has the western people not protest? there are war crimes being committed every day!! WHY has bush and blair not been conemed and detained for war crimes I thought this is the reason why the west condems every country that for not having a democratic system? I guess you make the rules and break them when you want to!!!!

[gladiatormp5]

what the fuck does the iraq war have to do with bejing china. fucking idiot.

[biggobbles]

As gladiatormp3 said, the iraq war has nothing to do with the olympics. But just for the sake of the argument, the iraq war is not a battle between good and evil, but between evil and lesser evil. Let's be realistic here, The US isn't perfect, but it is the only chance of keeping the region stable in the long term.

if we were to leave, iraq would almost certainly become a failed state, and that's assuming that iran doesn't occupy it as soon as we leave.

just stop thinking in black and white.

[biggobbles]

He says that china will do a "much better job" at the olympics than any other host, but it isn't about who has the flashiest opening ceremony, or has the best athletes, but about good sportsmanship and showing strong committment to internationalist values (eg. respect for human rights). Instead, China seems to be continuously reiterating (like a selfish child) that these are their games and that no one has the right to take that away from them.

[udlock9]

oh man stfu, showing off who is the boss in the world is very important for super big country like china and USA etc. its a big deal for all these super powers, and little shit countries have nothing but to stay quiet and watch/obey.

[flaxox]

"WHY has the western people not protest?"

Are you an idiot scheung? It seems to be the only possible explanation given your profile claims you live in the UK, yet you seem to have missed the fact that Bush Jr is considered the most protested (by westerners) western leader in modern history.

The largest anti-war rally in history was held in Rome over the Iraq invasion.

Also like gladiatormp5 said this has nothing to do with the Beijing olympics.

[FreeTheTruth1]

Tibet is already FREE

8.8.08

Go Beijing Olympic!

[daverock44]

FREE TIBET.

TIBET WAS NEVER, IS NEVER & always NEVER WILL BE PART OF CHINA KILLER, REMEMBER THE TRUE STORY!!!! THE FACT IS THE FACT, DEAL WITH THAT, THAT IT!

THE CRIMINAL NAZI Hú Jǐntāo, the Court of History will judge your crimes, IT IS A TIME FOR YOU BIG UGLY bastard MAN...

YOUR CRIME FOR HUMANITY IS A TERRIBLE. FREE TIBET

THX

[sawada0shin]

I support your view.

Free Tibet. Independence for Taiwan!

[guoyp]

not exactly, it's FOUR eights

2008/08/08 8:00pm

too bad we only have 60 min in a hour, otherwise, they would make ie 8:88pm.

:)

[maxlin2905]

888 = 发发发

[Chinaheartforever]

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[briarsuchsuch]

there will be tension? there wont be war not over my dead body!

[briarsuchsuch]

This report is fairly objective comparing to the provocative lies about general Chinese spread around to the international community.

You have no right to judge China for not having human right by just listening to rumors OPEN TRIAL IN UN!

You have no right bringing baseless political sentiment onto the holy ground of Olympics NO POLITICS ON SPORT FIELD!

You are stupid to develop pro-war comments and general hatred against 1/5 of the earth population. NO WAR NO HATRED!

[dadato313]

What he said is right.

[jakob0815]

what a tool...

[4thstudent]

When we will all boycott Chinese products?

Let's not be opportunist humanitarians and then when all this is over it is business as usual..

[ImperiusRex]

possibly when our economy wouldn't collapse by doing so?

[FattKidd]

Fuck China. Their human rights records disqualifies them from even taking part in the Olympics let alone host it. The Olympics is a joke. Doping. Steroids. Corrupt nations trying to gain legitimacy. Bullshit. I for one will not watch a single event. China needs to open it's society up, stop supporting genocidal regimes (Darfur) & stop oppressing it's own people. It needs to allow freedom of religion, speech. I for one am ashamed that the US even trades with China. We've sold out. End of story.

[saveme1232]

chinese people got more human rights than u ever gona get.... i dont think u western ppl should talk about doping steroids when u all use that......... all u hear to china is from cnn n bbc stupid brainwash news media want u to hate all other countries

[malcolmmyang]

how do you expect a society to open up with out trade and the exchanges of people and ideas?

[zhmz888]

US should be disqualified citizenship of the earth..how many troubles created around world just for money (under a beautifully made banner 'human right or free to bed', they really care about it??) ; how much % of the oil from Darfur going to china??how many slums in USA like a war zone. a city means court plus police station nex to railway.. no one dares to drive in... native americans...in reservations(like in Zoo) dare you talk about 'free to bed", glorifying a slave masters for it's agenda.

[JustSwe3t]

im sorry im still confused about the boycott thingy...

first of all what is a boycott

and

for tibet.. it is a great opportunity for them to gain their independence and that at this kind of time they are able and are trying to gain simphathy from the world..

am i right ?

( dont haunt me if this is like a bad comment im just a fourteen year old! lol )

[Hooya2]

Boycotting is refusing to use a service--like not buying a certain good, not buying from a certain store, or not attending an event if it is hosted by someone you don't like.

Peaceful protest ^.^

[humanist7117]

Let China host the games but all nations boycott the opening ceremonies.

[Aegialeus]

humanist7117

I agree but Greece, UK, France and I think Australia too will never boycott the opening ceramonies, just because they never have done so before.

I believe a tee-shirt or some kind of clothing with a message written in the Chineese official language worn by all foreign atheletes that says, "Free Tibet" or something more catchy will get the message across to the Chinese public opnion more so.

What will China do in prison all foreign athletes? I don't think so

[superfisto]

Tibet, here we come!