Protesters Attracted to the Olympic Flame Like Moths
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times | April 2, 2008
Rather than bringing to mind the celebratory Tokyo (1964) or Seoul (1988)
Olympics, the Beijing Olympics are increasingly reminiscent of the Berlin Olympics of 1936 ++ The rise of China is reshaping the world system. ++ Violence in Tibet has ensured the deep political significance of the games. ++ To avoid a public-relations disaster, the Chinese government must prove itself to be genuinely forward-looking and pragmatic.
