Archive for July, 2007

Olympic Threat #1: “Anti-American” Demonstrations

July 24th, 2007

From Breitbart.com:
China Sees Activists As Olympic Threat

China’s intelligence services are gearing up for next year’s Beijing Olympics, gathering information on foreigners who might mount protests and spoil the nation’s moment in the spotlight.
Government spy agencies and think tanks are compiling lists of potentially troublesome foreign organizations, looking beyond the human rights groups long critical of […]

Oh, the Irony!

July 12th, 2007

From the Scotsman:
China bans Briton’s sensitive newsletter

A Briton who has spent years trying to convince foreigners that China is not as repressive as Western media often portray it to be has been ordered to stop publication of his politically sensitive newsletter.
China’s media censors and security officials zealously nip in the bud any threats — real […]