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JUL 13, 2008
An Olympic Smokescreen: Why We Need to Get Over Air Pollution at Beijing’s Games
Huffington Post
Clear blue skies and traffic-free streets won't necessarily be good for China. On an image level, such cleanliness may only smack of Potemkin-village fakery and serve to highlight the government's authoritarian -- and patchwork -- system of control.
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JUL 12, 2008
Four Weeks to Go and Beijing’s Unknown Army is in Retreat
The Guardian
Beijing has replaced its notoriously smelly public toilets with modern, cleaner conveniences. To tidy the streets, it has increased the penalty on spitting, launched anti-litter campaigns and hired tens of thousands of migrant workers. But the clean-up will soon be extended to many of those doing the cleaning. On July 20, many of the city's migrant workers - who have done more than anyone to build and beautify the Olympic city - have been ordered to return to their home towns.
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JUL 12, 2008
Olympic Travellers Advised to Beware of Dogs
Calgary Herald
If you're heading to the Beijing Olympics, don't worry too much about catching an exotic disease but be careful about getting bronchitis and being bitten by dogs, researchers said. After examining surveillance data collected from travel and tropical-medicine clinics worldwide they found that dog bites, respiratory infections and diarrhea have been some of the biggest health threats to travelers to China in the past 10 years.
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JUL 9, 2008
Two Concerns for Olympics: Air and Access
The New York Times
With a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday praised the city’s preparations but also cited two "open issues" that remain: whether the city can deliver good air quality and fulfill promises to allow television networks to broadcast from non-Olympic sites.
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JUL 8, 2008
Beijing faces Olympic challenges
BBC
With a month to go before the Beijing Olympics, China remains plagued by a number of problems including critical human rights reports and pollution.
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