China in the Closet

 

 

China is having “their coming-out party,” writes New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof. With the success of hosting the 2008

Olympics, China is celebrating coming out of poverty and humiliation.

China is not coming out of the closet, nor is China coming out of its old ways from the last two centuries.

Instead China is coming into the 21^st century supporting a genocide in Sudan.

China has been the leader in supplying the largest amount of military arms to Sudan.

China buys some 400,000 barrels of oil a day from Sudan.

China builds new roads and finances a new oil pipeline for Sudan.

China builds a new palace for the president of Sudan.

The “don’t ask, don’t tell” method seems to work for China and its economic resources. China’s noninterference in domestic affairs is a wonderful way to unite the nations and host the Games.

China’s leaders are hurting their own monumental event of the Olympics by supporting genocide in Darfur. With no corrective action from China, a growing international campaign brands the Games as “The Genocide Olympics.”

The purpose is to use the Olympics to shame China to become responsible and proactive, possibly saving thousands of deaths in Sudan.

“One World One Dream,” the slogan chosen for Beijing, seems to say it all and creates such a joyful, peaceful outlook on the Games?www.dreamfordarfur.org

Check out China’s response to Kistof’s article at http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/chinas-response-on-darfur/

2008 Changes China?

China is preparing for its opening ceremonies just around the corner on Aug. 8. Subways and roads are nearly complete and the new sport stadiums are almost finished. China has also been enhancing their control over information and the media.

With over 20,000 journalists expected to report on the Olympic Games, China is tightening restrictions on media. According to Reporters Without Borders, China has blocked more than 2,500 websites and jailed 51 online “troublemakers.”

Regulations exist to restrict pornography as well as “unhealthy” information.

What falls under the category of “unhealthy?”

Though hosting the Olympics is China’s opportunity to celebrate their global economic success, they still stand as one of the leaders in abusing humans rights. The U.S. State Department has identified 22 areas of human abuses under the power of Hu Jintao, China’s Dictator since 2002.

Among these areas of human abuses torture, forced abortion, and restriction on speech and the media.

To learn more about the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games visit its official website at

en.beijing2008.cn 

Photo: SnapChina.net

PR Olympians

Hello, my fellow bleeding heart liberals and of course all others in the blogosphere. I enjoy the phrase “bleeding heart liberals.” I find it interesting how the term is thrown around a lot in the media and amongst my peers. I welcome you to my new PR blog about social responsibility in a global market. I am new to the blogosphere and hope to learn more about blogging and the effects it has on media and society.

Although this is a class assignment, I am excited to launch my experience and interests into the world of blogging. My blog will focus on the aspects of PR surrounding the upcoming 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. I would like to take a closer look into how China impacts genocide in Sudan. Also, I want to take a glance into the 2008 Olympic trials hitting home in Eugene, Ore.

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