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.
China Opens New Subway Lines for Olympics
Beijing today opened three new subway lines in a bid to reduce traffic on the city's streets and improve air quality ahead of the Olympics.
China`s Impossible Dream
Beijing struggles to make its coming-of-age Olympics party perfect despite controversies, unsold tickets and media hyperventilation. Beijing struggles to make its coming-of-age Olympics party perfect despite controversies, unsold tickets and media hyperventilation. But China is leaving these dampeners behind as it edges towards the stunning opening ceremony.
Big Brother Versus YouTube: Let the Beijing Games Commence
With the Olympic Games, Chinese strategists have moved from seeking invisibility to actively trying to shape their country's image through a mixture of charm and steel.
Brand New Thinking on Being Baltic
What have Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Finland and Sweden got in common? Anyone who answers "a Baltic coastline" may think they are on the money. But for those behind moves to create a Baltic Sea Regional Brand (BSRB), that simple answer isn't good enough. There has to be something else – only no one seems quite sure what.
China Moves to Quell Violence Before Games
Responding to a new wave of unrest ahead of the Olympics, China's communist leadership has told local leaders to address public grievances in order to head off protests that threaten the country's social stability.
Chinese Impose Blackout Over New Tibetan Monk Deaths
Two monks at a monastery in western China were killed in a clash with paramilitary police last weekend, three Tibetan sources have told The Times. The Tibetan sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that officers from the paramilitary People’s Armed Police were deployed to halt any violence and shots were fired. One said: “Two monks were killed. These were my relatives.”
China Asks Japan for Information
Chinese security has asked for information on Japan-based members of spiritual group Falun Gong, ahead of the Beijing Olympics. But the group isn't banned in Japan, and the Japanese government has refused the request.
Netherlands Concerned about Al Qaida in North Africa
The Netherlands is concerned about the increasing influence of Al Qaida in North Africa. The Hague wants to step up its partnership with Algeria against terrorism, Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen told the Lower House on Friday.
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