Beijing Olympics dissolve autarchic CCP?

neomaoist · February 01, 2008, 10:26 PM

BEIJING (AFP-Friday, January 18) - - Britain's Gordon Brown arrived in China Friday for his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda...

In the July/August issue of Amnesty Magazine it reviews the promises made six years ago on Human Rights when Beijing was 'awarded' the 2008 Games. It lists 10 serious violations across the country which they say are "fuelling instability and discontent".

China's one-party regime executes more people each year than the rest of the world put together; two thirds of the 68 crimes punishable by death are non-violent crimes. Re-education through Labour' camps have been used to hold critics of the dictatorship for up to four years without charge or trial. RTL is also being used, the report says, to "clean up" Beijing in time for the Olympics. 'Evidence' in courts can be the result of torture and verdicts given after political interference. Many prisoners, subjected to torture, die in custody.

The IOC rejected the objections and said, "A Beijing Games would leave a unique legacy to China and to sports". Equated with the award of the Olympics to Japan in 1964 and South Korea in 1988, the event is seen as an economic 'coming-out party'. But Amnesty International says that far from improving, as the Chinese economy has opened up to the world, repression in China is getting worse.

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ipimped · March 03, 2008, 02:28 AM

wtf

Stryker · March 31, 2008, 10:52 PM

economic coming out party?? I didnt know china was in the economic closet...

Smacketeria · June 13, 2008, 09:49 AM

I don't know... in many cases, holding an Olympic games is economically damaging for the host city, despite the honor involved. Building/renovating venues, courting the IOC, and so on. I never really looked at how an Olympiad affected the host nation as a whole, though, so it could very well be a boon for China's fledgling market.

gecko69 · August 14, 2008, 05:01 PM

anyone seen them hot chicks on the olympics? yayooo baby

February 01, 2008, 10:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
neomaoist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 中国共产党人党 Posts: 1 Time Spent On Forums: 19 mins 53 secs Gender:	Beijing Olympics dissolve autarchic CCP? BEIJING (AFP-Friday, January 18) - - Britain's Gordon Brown arrived in China Friday for his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda... In the July/August issue of Amnesty Magazine it reviews the promises made six years ago on Human Rights when Beijing was 'awarded' the 2008 Games. It lists 10 serious violations across the country which they say are "fuelling instability and discontent". China's one-party regime executes more people each year than the rest of the world put together; two thirds of the 68 crimes punishable by death are non-violent crimes. Re-education through Labour' camps have been used to hold critics of the dictatorship for up to four years without charge or trial. RTL is also being used, the report says, to "clean up" Beijing in time for the Olympics. 'Evidence' in courts can be the result of torture and verdicts given after political interference. Many prisoners, subjected to torture, die in custody. The IOC rejected the objections and said, "A Beijing Games would leave a unique legacy to China and to sports". Equated with the award of the Olympics to Japan in 1964 and South Korea in 1988, the event is seen as an economic 'coming-out party'. But Amnesty International says that far from improving, as the Chinese economy has opened up to the world, repression in China is getting worse. ...
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March 03, 2008, 02:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
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Smacketeria Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5 Status: Single Time Spent On Forums: 1 h 40 mins 43 secs Gender:	I don't know... in many cases, holding an Olympic games is economically damaging for the host city, despite the honor involved. Building/renovating venues, courting the IOC, and so on. I never really looked at how an Olympiad affected the host nation as a whole, though, so it could very well be a boon for China's fledgling market.

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