Comments on: Beijing: Oz in ‘08? http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/01/07/beijing-oz-in-08/ The no-nonsense China expat and traveller community. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:03:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Stick http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/01/07/beijing-oz-in-08/#comment-9726 Stick Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:04 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2008/01/07/beijing-oz-in-08/#comment-9726 Ryan, I'm not sure if hockey can fix the problems in the "ice-free" nations. I don't think it is lack of hockey that is causing the problems, but rather, too much soccer. Evidence: countries with hockey and soccer seem to peaceably play hockey, but errupt into violence over soccer games. So I think you need to institute MANDITORY U.N. regulated hockey games and eliminate soccer in these war torn regions. Ryan, I’m not sure if hockey can fix the problems in the “ice-free” nations. I don’t think it is lack of hockey that is causing the problems, but rather, too much soccer. Evidence: countries with hockey and soccer seem to peaceably play hockey, but errupt into violence over soccer games. So I think you need to institute MANDITORY U.N. regulated hockey games and eliminate soccer in these war torn regions.

]]> By: Rick http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/01/07/beijing-oz-in-08/#comment-8118 Rick Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:56:17 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2008/01/07/beijing-oz-in-08/#comment-8118 All that said, given the heat of the spotlight that's going to be on 'em come late summer, I'd be very surprised if China doesn't roll out some big environmental initiative right in the middle of the games. There's gonna be a ton of bad press about China, and they'd be wise to drop a diversionary "good news" bomb. ...now my head is spinning too. All that said, given the heat of the spotlight that’s going to be on ‘em come late summer, I’d be very surprised if China doesn’t roll out some big environmental initiative right in the middle of the games.

There’s gonna be a ton of bad press about China, and they’d be wise to drop a diversionary “good news” bomb.

…now my head is spinning too.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/01/07/beijing-oz-in-08/#comment-8117 Ryan Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:09:46 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2008/01/07/beijing-oz-in-08/#comment-8117 The complexity of things makes my head spin. Does China need to play by the WTO's rules to get the benefits of membership, or does the WTO need to play by China's rules to gain access to this huge market? The one thing I'm sure of is that the only one that looks foolish or is compromised by Beijing not living up to the requirements of their Olympic Bid is the Olympic committee. All that crap about "the great race equalizer and human spirit mobilizer" is just PR crap. The Olympics are about money, and Beijing 2008 shows now clearer picture of that. BTW: Nothing, and I mean nothing, cannot be solved on the ice with a puck. Why do you think there's so much turmoil in ice-free nations? Burma, Sudan, Kenya, Iraq, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia ... these countries just need three periods on the ice to sort themselves out ;-) The complexity of things makes my head spin. Does China need to play by the WTO’s rules to get the benefits of membership, or does the WTO need to play by China’s rules to gain access to this huge market?

The one thing I’m sure of is that the only one that looks foolish or is compromised by Beijing not living up to the requirements of their Olympic Bid is the Olympic committee.

All that crap about “the great race equalizer and human spirit mobilizer” is just PR crap. The Olympics are about money, and Beijing 2008 shows now clearer picture of that.

BTW: Nothing, and I mean nothing, cannot be solved on the ice with a puck. Why do you think there’s so much turmoil in ice-free nations? Burma, Sudan, Kenya, Iraq, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia … these countries just need three periods on the ice to sort themselves out ;-)

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