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2008
17
Apr
Many artists were quiet on the Olympic games/Human rights problems. Steven Spielberg recently decided not to supervise the production and the screenplay of the opening ceremony. A famous British street artist, Banksy did an artwork in London on a post office near Oxford Circus. It says “One nation under CCTV”, CCTV being video surveillance and […]
2008
15
Apr
Throughout the world, the olympic torch is escorted by some weird people.
Blue tracksuits, Beijing 2008 logos, cap, black sunglasses, headphone, the whole world has seen these people around the flame and the runners. They are called the Men in Blue. Who are they? They are members of the Chinese paramilitary forces. There strength is by […]
2008
20
Mar
On July 13th 2001, Beijing was awarded by the IOC, the International Olympic Committee, the 2008 Olympic games. For the first time, they will be staged in China, a very particular country.
During the 112th IOC session held in Moscow, one of the last of, then IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, the Chinese capital Beijing […]