A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
S. Korean Minister Expects “Unusual and Wonderful” Beijing Olympics
"The whole world is witnessing Chinese efforts to host a successful Olympics. I believe the Beijing Olympics will be an unusual and wonderful event for our athletes," Yoo In-chon, minister of South Korea's Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry, told Xinhua.
Women on Stage as China’s Olympic Villages Open
Women are in top management positions at the the Olympic villages in China.
Chinese First to Check in at Olympic Village
China today officially opened the Olympic Village that will house close to 16,000 athletes and officials during next month's Games with the host country's delegation first to check in at the heavily guarded complex.
One Million Cheap Olympic Tickets Allocated to Chinese Students
Following the practice of previous Olympics, China has set aside about 1 million Olympic tickets, priced at 5 yuan (73 U.S. cents) and 10 yuan, for primary and secondary school students nationwide. The tickets are stamped 'Olympic education program tickets.' "Tickets will be distributed to students through provincial education departments to ensure students from all over China will have the opportunity to join the Beijing Games," said Gao Hong, vice director with the Basic Education Department of the Education Ministry
Candidate McCain Aims to Revitalize U.S. Global Standing
The United States needs a foreign policy that can revitalize the country's unique purpose and standing in the world, defeat the terrorist threat and build an enduring peace, according to Republican Senator John McCain.
The Road From Rome
Politics, commercialism, doping, nonstop TV coverage—it all started in 1960. Today, when it comes to the Olympics, there is exponentially more of everything, not just more steroids and doping but more money, more commercial sponsors, more television, more athletes, more events—an overwhelming sense of excess that can make it harder to appreciate authentic moments of athletic brilliance and sportsmanship.
China’s Agony of Defeat
It's impossible to understand what the Games mean to the Chinese without understanding their history of humiliation.
Fun May be a Casualty of Beijing’s Effort for a Perfect Olympic Games
Fearful of political protests or terrorist attacks, Beijing feels increasingly battened down as the Aug. 8 opening ceremony approaches, leading some wags to predict a "fun-free" or "killjoy" Games.
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