There’s little doubt that the 2008 Beijing Olympics have become more a political affair galvanizing views of China between “Western bias” and “blind Chinese nationalism” than anything even remotely resembling a global, peace-celebrating sporting event. Because of this, there’s been an endless barrage of reporting and blogging that has gone a long way to inciting [...]
Beijing Olympics Posts
ChinesePod releases Chinese Olympics guide
With that title, it sort of sounds like they were holding one of those eager English-language students hostage. Terrorist activities aside, Chinesepod.com has produced a fantastic guide to the Beijing Olympics for visitors, athletes, journalists – or just whelps like myself who can’t be bothered to deal with the crowds, but wouldn’t mind brushing up [...]
Bikini-clad Chinese girls show off their … Olympic spirit
Finally some Chinese Olympic fever I can appreciate: h/t to Jenny Zhu – and you thought she just did ChinesePod – that’s just her part-time gig. Her real career centres around hunting down videos of hot Chinese girls in swimsuits. It’s a tough job, but someone needs to do it. Really.
Boomtown Beijing – A coversation with Tan Siok Siok
Last summer acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tan Siok Siok headed out into the streets of Beijing with a rather ambitious goal of capturing the essence of the city and its people the summer before the Olympics. The result is Boomtown Beijing, a film that paints a picture of not just a city or the sporting event [...]
