Asia

Twenty Years After Tiananmen Square

Coming up on 20 years since that horrific day, China’s communists remain in firm control.

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Entertainment

Chan’s Recent Comments Anger Hong Kong and Taiwan

Action star’s comments on freedom for Chinese earn him Kung Fu kicks of criticism.

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Entertainment

Unforgettable Moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

The 2008 Beijing Olympics is considered by many to be the most spectacular and the best prepared Games in modern Olympic history. It is also certainly one of the best attended with more than one hundred sovereigns, heads of state and heads of government; and more than 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries in attendance. Let’s relive some of the numerous highlights of the just recently concluded Beijing Games!

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Opinions

Beijing Games

The Beijing Olympics still have one more day to run. But the final gold medal — for authoritarian image management — can already be safely awarded to China’s Communist Party leadership.

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Opinions

Why We Love the Olympics

Reasons why every four years in the summer we devote time to the Olympics.

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Opinions

Beijing Olympics

There is an unfair ranking system.

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Opinions

Michael Phelps

Does he deserve to be the best Olympian?

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Opinions

Is Beijing 2008 a Success?

You may think there are a lot of tricks in the opening ceremony, but there also are a lot of tricks in the performance.

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World

Golden Day for Kiwi Olympians

Saturday, August 16th produced a heart-stopping and emotional day for a number of New Zealand athletes and its legion of followers at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China. Not only did New Zealand win a record five medals in one day at an Olympics, but a number of those athletes overcame huge odds to win them.

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Opinions

What’s the Difference Between Communist China and New London, Connecticut?

Displaced people are displaced people, whether we are talking about Beijing China or New London, CT. In both places we do not own our land.

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