Beijing doesn't love mask?

On Tuesday, four Olympics athletes from United States showed up at Beijing airport with masks over their mouths and noses. Though they thought it was just a simple "precautionary measure" against the pollution in China, such behaviors were interpreted much differently by the Chinese internet users. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Subjects: World, Sports
Topics: China, Olympics
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 8, 2008 - 10:52 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Aug 8, 2008 - 10:56 AM PDT

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Kaizar Campwala
3.3
by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

While not traditional 'news' reporting, this look at how several Chinese bloggers have covered a particular incident with American athletes gives an insight into the hyper-nationalism that we don't exposure to reading Western media.

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Kevin Doyle Jones
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by Kevin Doyle Jones - Oct. 1, 2008

interesting reporting of the penumbra, the shadows and responses in the Chinese blogosphere, around a relatively simple event but set in a multicultural and political context

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