I am not in Beijing this week, so I don't have much to say about the air. But on the general topic of being ready for the Olympic games, some other interesting things are turning up. For the record, two important and familiar points of context. First, no... ...full story at James Fallows
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| 01 May 08 |
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Olympic flame ready for Mt. Qomolangma »
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All preparations have now been completed as the Olympic flame gets ready to scale Mount Qomolangma. The Chinese... |
| 08 Jul 08 |
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We are ready #2! Advertisers and visas » James Fallows Previously in this exciting week-long series, here. If you go to this page of the official Beijing 2008 Olympic site, you'll see a list of the corporations from around the world that have invested most in the success of these games. The 12 companies on... |
| 03 Jul 08 |
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Small data points on the "are we ready?" Olympic front » James Fallows No one will know whether Beijing is fully "ready" for the Olympics until the games begin in 36 days. As previously discussed, you can reel off your list of possible concerns -- environment, political climate, etc. And your comparable lists of reasons to... |
| 11 Jun 08 |
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Olympic Music Video: We Are Ready » Shanghaiist Beijing Olympics Fan points us to this Olympic song of the moment, We Are Ready. For more Olympic music videos, click here. |
| 09 Jul 08 |
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We are ready #3! A short anecdote and a long email » James Fallows Previously in this exciting series: here and here. Context for the entire series: first two paragraphs here. (Executive summary: "No one in China or anywhere else will be better off if the Chinese public ends up feeling under-appreciated or aggrieved... |
| 12 Jul 08 |
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We are ready! Finale » James Fallows Wrap-up of this exciting week-long series (previously 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A):Good news: We hear from friends that the skies are blue and beautiful in Beijing today. We're heading back soon and will embrace the idea that, with 27 days to go, the good times have... |
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