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Chinese Lies – Followup II

August 23, 2008 by Kyle Brady
Tags: 2008 Olympics, Beijing, China, Human Rights, Lies
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I wrote something about the state of the Olympics in Beijing, China, and the IOC a week ago, and a followup, but since then there have been some answers to my questions, which I wanted to publicly note.

1. The IOC has apparently had enough of the public (aka "free world journalist") criticism about ignoring certain *ahem* details about China, and they're now fully investigating the age of the Chinese women's gymnasts.  Not just doing a quick China-provided passport check, but the real deal.


2. Journalists inside the Beijing Olympic compound city are getting frustrated.  The daily press conferences, when they happen, are full of over-smiling Chinese government officials and oddly obsequious IOC representatives.  Not to mention that their questions are largely ignored, and used as "you're not being very nice guests!" fodder.


3. If you want an inside voice on the Olympics and it's very obvious problems that has a cynical and "take no prisoners" attitude, check out Marina Hyde of The Guardian.  She sounds alot like if I were writing full inside coverage of the events... which is awesome.

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