Beijing Air Still Murky As Olympic Village Opens

PlusBeijing Air Still Murky As Olympic Village OpensBeijing Air Still Murky As Olympic Village OpensThe Associated PressWith 12 days to go before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, air pollution in the city is still one of the key problems the organisers need to tackle. Air pollution in the Chinese capital on Sunday almost completely hid the venues. (July 27)With the opening ceremonies of the summer Olympics just 12 days away, key Olympic venues in the host city Beijing are barely visible. It appears that dramatic efforts to clear the air in the Chinese capital haven't worked. More than a million and a half cars have been pulled off the streets. Factories have been closed. Construction has been largely halted. (NATS IN MANDARIN)A Chinese officials says much of the appearance of the air Sunday was a result of fog. He also says that once pollution has accumulated, it's hard to it to dissipate. Even the temporary homes for athletes were hard to see due to the murky air. The Olympic village opened Sunday in a colorful ceremony that included basketball star Yao Ming. 16-thousand athletes and officials will live in the sprawling complex. The village will contain a restaurant that can feed five-thousand people. There are teahouses, a barbershop, post office, a fire station, shopping and more. (NATS IN MANDARIN)Officials acknowledge the importance of improved air quality for the athletes. They promise to do what they can to ensure a good environment for endurance events. China has one of the world's fastest growing economies. But that growth has led to choking pollution. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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[edgecontrol168]

China is a human right travesty? USA has a huge deficit with China and it's China that's buying US treaure bonds to keep US economy from collapse so people like you could keep buying shit with your damn credit card. And what about US companies who take advantage and exploit cheap Chinese labor? Does US companies pay the Chinese laborers any medical and vacation benefits? Next time you should think twice who's making your consumers goods when you shop at Walmart or Target.

[socalazn168]

Chinese people corrupt? What about greedy American corp. like Nike who go to 3rd world countries to exploit cheap labor and child labor. Pay them $0.50 for each shoes they make then ship them back to the states to sell for $200.00. So who gets all the profits? Do these American companies that are exploiting Chinese labor givethem same pay and benefits as Americans?

[arzama1]

these athletes are pussies! where's the original Olympic toughness

[babyfacejerkoff]

A local told me that's the sand dusts

[unit45x]

Fog my ass!

[socalazn168]

US company can simply say no, not set up businesses and factories in China, or just simply pull out and leave. So why haven't they done that if most Americans complain about human rights in China. And US has just as much modern slavery with their increasing use of human trafficking young people and using them as sex slaves.

[chinasucksforever]

And who is it that sets up the slave factories and allows western companies into China to do do business there? It's the CCP, that's who - pioneering modern slavery. Don't blame U.S. companies for taking advantage of something CCP started.

[chinasucksforever]

USA TODAY September 12, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is alerting Asian and ethnic markets across the USA that infant formula made in China may be contaminated.

Chinese newspapers report that some infant formula has been linked to kidney problems and kidney stones in babies in China because the formula contains melamine -- the same industrial contaminant from China that poisoned and killed thousands of U.S. dogs and cats last year.

[chinasucksforever]

OMG Chinese people are so corrupt. Eat their own aborted babies, forced abortion, supression of free speech, shootings without trials, oil prices rising because China is growing too fast. USA's economy is failing because China took all the jobs, China manipulates it currecny illegally in violation of its WTO agreements, keeping its currency artifically low. China is causing genocide in Darfur, Sudan so it can get its oil. China is a very scary country.