8/08/2008 was a lucky day after all for Beijing and the hundreds of millions of Chinese people who had been anticipating Friday night’s festivities for eight years. Bad weather, protests, terrorist attacks, and the general controversy that surrounded the preparations for the Games had threatened to mar Friday night’s opening ceremony. Nevertheless, when the massive [...]
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President Bush Slams Beijing on Eve of 2008 Olympic Games
Posted by Robert Vance on August 8th, 2008
President Bush should beware. After making his strongest condemnation of Beijing ever yesterday in Thailand, he may very well receive the same frosty welcome that French President Nicholas Sarkozy is likely to receive. If the Chinese population at large happens to hear about what Mr. Bush said, any appreciation that they had for his willingness [...]
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Tags: 2008 Games, 2008-Olympics, beijing, CCP, Communist Party, hu jintao, Human Rights, president bush 
2 Comments »Abortion and Chairman Mao Dominate the Weekly China Roundup
Posted by Robert Vance on July 12th, 2008
The Weekly China Roundup from Sino News on TeachAbroadChina.com
Forced abortions are still taking place in China according to some of my close friends here. A lady explains to me this week that having to pay fines for a child that has already been born is one thing;having the government find out that you are pregnant with [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008-Olympics, abortion, chairman mao, China, China travel guide, chinese province, mao zedong, president bush No Comments »Why Bush Should Attend the 2008 Olympics in China
Posted by Robert Vance on July 7th, 2008
If human rights activists worldwide were not already angry at U.S. President George W. Bush, they are now. Last week the White House announced that Mr. Bush would be attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. While the decision was not entirely a surprise to anyone, it is still likely to ignite a firestorm of [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing Games, CCP, China, chinese government, george w bush, president bush 4 Comments »
