China's Olympic Nightmare

... even as Beijing has worked tirelessly to ensure the most impressive of Olympic spectacles, it is clear that the Games have come to highlight not only the awesome achievements of the country but also the grave shortcomings of the current regime. Few in the central leadership seem to have anticipated the extent to which the Olympic Games would stoke the persistent political challenges to the legitimacy of the Communist Party and the stability of the ... Full Story »

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Stephen Pizzo
4.4
by Stephen Pizzo - Oct. 1, 2008

An excellent and well-written overview of China and its role as host to the upcoming Olympics. It leaves one wondering "what were they thinking" when the Olympic Committee granted China the 2008 Summer games.

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