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Now that the Olympics are halfway through, says Nicholas Bequelin, China researcher with HRW, any remaining hope that the authorities would relax once the Games were underway has also been dispelled. Bequelin notes that they "wouldn't even allow protests in their own designated protest zones in Beijing - protests that...
Li's fear is a common one. If Beijing has been in the international spotlight and still carried out a harsh crackdown against activists and other dissenting voices without real repercussions, its hardliners might argue that they could continue those tight controls even after the Olympics are fading memories. Another...
Social discord is on the rise, says Bequelin, and contributing to that is Beijing's increased tightening of control over the media and reducing access to courts and the petitioning system that allowed people in the provinces to bring their complaints to the capital. Those measures have left no avenue...
With the economy also showing signs of weakness, there's little doubt that how Beijing handles issues of dissent and social instability in the post-Games period will have a lasting impact on China's future. And though not everyone shares his sunny outlook, Bequelin remains optimistic about China?s...
Coming into Beijing, Shawn Johnson had something to prove. As the reigning world all-around champion, she should have been on top of the gymnastics world. But remarks made after the world competition in Stuttgart from international judges and coaches about the American style of gymnastics bothered her. "We got...