Fongyun commented on the Chinese security staffs in guarding the Olympic torch away from protesters. The blogger pointed out that Australian media were correct after all [zh], China did send out military police for guarding Olympic torch. ...full story at Global Voices
from Global Voices on Wed, Apr 09 2008
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| 29 Apr 08 |
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Olympic Torch Causes Violence in Seoul »
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About five thousand Chinese gathered at the Seoul Olympic Park yesterday, waiting for the Olympic torch to be lit. Chinese students got out of control and attacked torch protesters. More than eight thousand police were used to "protect" the torch.... |
| 02 May 08 |
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Hong Kong: Olympic Torch Relay, the Virtual and the Real » Global Voices The real Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong has been criticized as a political decision as most of the non-athletic torch bearers were from the pro-China political clan. In the street, the Beijing supporters also out-numbered the protesters for human... |
| 27 Apr 08 |
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Video News: Torch protestors, Olympic merchandising and China's business with Africa » Shanghaiist From Associated Press: "A group of protesters planning to protest the Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong have been barred from entering the city, local media and activists say. They were questioned at the airport and put on a flight to London." (April... |
| 21 Apr 08 |
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Olympic torch relay in Southeast Asia » Global Voices The Olympic Torch has landed in the Southeast Asian region. Bloggers describe how ordinary people, protesters, police forces, sports enthusiasts and politicians are reacting to the arrival of the Olympic Torch in the region. |
| 03 May 08 |
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Macau: Wild cheers as the Olympic Torch is paraded » Global Voices Unlike in other countries on the route, the Olympic Torch met only with smiles today in Macau, its last leg before Mainland China. Runners have already finished carrying the torch through the city with not a single disruption from protesters. On the... |
| 14 Apr 08 |
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Hong Kong: the Unspeakable Olympic Torch » Global Voices Apart from the Tibet issue, Alex also found the Olympic Torch journey unspeakable [zh]. The Olympic cannot be politicized but everything about it is political. |
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