Prof. Carr: Yes, President Bush should go.
After reading through the different schools of thought, originally, I wasn’t sure which one would fit best. Maybe utilitarianism. I do think that China’s issues should be met head-on, as the Olympics is not necessarily political, but naturally causes the country to put more effort into improving their own […]

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Steve: I am not bitter, and I’m sorry if the tone seemed that way. In fact, I am optimistic for China’s human rights improvements. For sure, we are not sitting idly by while violence breaks out in Lhasa, nor did we sit idly by while Chinese students were massacred by their own government in […]

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This really doesn’t need to be stated as many times as it has been. We are in China and India to learn, not to teach. When visiting any new country or environment, it would be in anyone’s best interests to first observe, then make decisions. How could anyone make a rational decision otherwise. I […]

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That’s a slap in the face. I understand their concern, as there may be some deep rooted mistrust of the Chinese food products. After all, if our toys shipped from China are laced with lead, then what must the food from China be like? If Sin-Yaw Wang is right about only processed meat being […]

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One of the original intentions of the Olympics committee in choosing Beijing in the first place was because they hoped it would improve their human rights standards (among other things). While the US has their own issues to work out, they are not hosting the Olympics this year. China was given a standard when […]

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The WSJ has an article up on polluting factories and their fate in the hands of the communist government. They are actually shutting down factories in preparation for the Olympics. This is their solution to a possibly embarrassing problem. Although it’s not a terribly creative solution, it will clear up a lot of the […]

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Original Article: Beijing Reorganizes Olympic Ticket Sales
Original Article: Olympics Ticketing Director Is Replaced
Unfortunately for Mr. Rong Jun, the director of Beijing’s ticketing operations, the ticketing system that was supposed to distribute 1.8 million tickets for the Beijing Olympic Committee (Bocog) sales event crashed before even processing 9,000. It was reported that the system was only […]

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After reading this article and Ashley’s commentary, I must comment on a few critical points. First of all, Chinese schools do not teach much about teamwork. From an early age, they are taught to achieve much.. but as an individual, not as a group. Although, there is a strong sense of community and […]

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