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In the summer of 2007, the organization Dream for Darfur had asked Staples, the exclusive supplier of office furniture to the 2008 Olympics, to appeal to Beijing to curtail its support for Khartoum. China imports over two-thirds of Sudan’s oil, has invested as much as $15...
Not only does the Chinese government have immense political and diplomatic leverage over the Sudanese government, but it has been responsive to campaigns linking Darfur with the Olympics. In July 2007, Beijing voted in favor of the Security Council resolution authorizing the deployment of the United Nations-African Union Mission...
The anti-French protesters are not simply a noisy, hysterical minority; many Chinese are deeply angry about what they see as a global conspiracy to blacken their nation's good name and ruin the Olympics. That makes for a perilous moment for a country that hoped to display its best...
After trading textbooks for their respective weapons to train for this year’s Summer Olympics, both foilist Emily Cross and epee fencer Benji Ungar were hoping for good news this past week. Unfortunately for Ungar, only Cross was rewarded for her efforts, landing a spot on the 2008...
The voice of France has also been particularly difficult to follow and understand - and not only for the Chinese. After all, who speaks for France? The Secretary of State for Human Rights, Rama Yade, who reportedly suggested that there would have to be "conditions" if Sarkozy was to attend the...