The Portrait of an Unprepared "Olympic Host" -- The battle of Beijing:
what happens when an authoritarian government and thousands of activists
go head-to-head at the Olympics? China is about to find out. /Foreign Policy

The battle of Beijing: what happens when an authoritarian government and
thousands of activists go head-to-head at the Olympics? China is about
to find out.

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You can always count on the Olympic Games to provide drama. Next year's
games in Beijing will be no different; they too will produce powerful
stories and riveting television. But this time the images will...