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JUL 7, 2008
Getting creative with power plays
The Standard
Power has many forms. Even the most powerful are sometimes forced to be creative with the uses of their influence and reach, and cannot simply ram though their intentions. For Beijing, the mutability of its power relationships is an enduring truth and is informing many of its more pressing political issues.
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JUN 29, 2008
UN chief wishes Beijing Olympics “most successful”
XinHua
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his confidence that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be the most successful ever in history. "I am quite confident that the Chinese government and people will make this most successful ever Olympic Games in history," Ban said.
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JUN 28, 2008
Chinese swimmer gets lifelong ban for doping
China Daily
China's top swimmer, Ouyang Kunpeng, has been banned from competition for life after testing positive for steroids, a top Chinese swimming official said on Friday with only 43 days to go before the Beijing Olympics.
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JUN 25, 2008
Olympic doctors stand ready
China Daily
Dr Peng Mingqiang is deputy-director of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, the only medical institution designated to receive athletes, coaches and sports experts during the Olympic Games. He talks to Guan Xiaomeng of chinadaily.com.cn about how his staff has been preparing for medical services during the Games.
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JUN 23, 2008
China to intensify scrutiny over drugs during Olympics
XinHua
China will inspect all inbound cargoes and parcels during the 2008 Olympics as part of its anti-drug effort for the event, Liu Guangping, director of the general office of the General Administration of Customs, said on Monday.
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