> This is what I think of the Olympic protests.
> The Olympic Games should be kept free of politics whether you like
> China or not.
> When breaking this rule is rewarded with respectability it become an
> epidemic.

> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:40:52 -0700, Yu wrote:

>> This is what I think of the Olympic protests. The Olympic Games should
>> be kept free of politics whether you like China or not.
>> When breaking this rule is rewarded with respectability it become an
>> epidemic.

>
> Nonsense. When the IOC was considering which city to award the 2008
> Summer Olympics to, the CCP told the IOC that they would increase the
> human rights enjoyed by Chinese and guarantee the human rights of people
> attending the games, including journalists.
>
> In other words, POLITICS was part of the CCP's application for the right
> to hold the games.

> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:40:52 -0700, Yu wrote:

>> This is what I think of the Olympic protests. The Olympic Games should
>> be kept free of politics whether you like China or not.
>> When breaking this rule is rewarded with respectability it become an
>> epidemic.

>
> Nonsense. When the IOC was considering which city to award the 2008
> Summer Olympics to, the CCP told the IOC that they would increase the
> human rights enjoyed by Chinese and guarantee the human rights of people
> attending the games, including journalists.
>
> In other words, POLITICS was part...

> On Apr 8, 3:40 pm, Yu yahoo.com> wrote:
>

>> This is what I think of the Olympic protests.
>> The Olympic Games should be kept free of politics whether you like
>> China or not.
>> When breaking this rule is rewarded with respectability it become an
>> epidemic.

>
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> 51 Advertising, Demonstrations, Propaganda*
> [--]
> 3. No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial
> propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.

> so is china and it is losing the PR war big time"Yu"

> so is china and it is losing the PR war big time"Yu"

> standing up for right - china regime is the worlds biggest hooligan
> worshipping a chld rapist mass murderer.
>
> "Yu" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d233905a-de84-4bec-99ee-0e5616930188@q1g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Apr 8, 7:14 pm, "TFK" hotmail.com> wrote:
>

>> so is china and it is losing the PR war big time"Yu"

>
> In order to claim victory the Olympic spirit goes down the drain.
> China is a big power the Olympic game is nothing. It's only the sport
> enthusiasts that are hurt. Pity the athletics that must be getting
> distracted by all these.

> so is china and it is losing the PR war big time.

> On Apr 8, 7:14 am, "TFK" hotmail.com> wrote:
>

>> so is china and it is losing the PR war big time.

>
> Nosense. China's image depends what it does with the country and the
> people. Is the country improving in every way it can? Are the people
> more productive and having better lives. A country has hard power and
> soft power. Hard power is military power and economic power. Soft
> power depends on the people. Basically, how productive, knowledgeable,
> cultured, and nice they are. These together with the country's foeign
> policies will determine the image of a country in the long run. Not
> foreigners protesting in foreign land which is not under China's
> control. For example, what if the French policemen were super
> effective and the torch relay was uneventful. Does their effectiveness
> in crowd control add to China's image? Of course not. Similaly,
> incompetent French policemen would not substract anything from China.
>
> Of course, human right abuses and environmental degradation will
> negatively impact the country's hard power as well soft power and its ...