Conservative Pulse

Have we accomplished nothing with the Beijing Olympics?

The Chinese government’s practices of quashing anything it deems inconvenient or “disruptive” and executing people for minor crimes was a hot topic of discussion before the Olympics.  But once the press got juicier stories like beach volleyball and Michael Phelps, all else was forgotten. This widespread acceptance mostly serves to validate the government’s unsavory attitudes towards [...]

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China revokes Joey Cheek’s visa

Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek, who formerly won a gold medal competing for the United States in 2006, has been denied a visa by the ever-paranoid Chinese government.  In addition to his sports activities, Cheek is also an activist with regard to the genocide in Darfur, and was traveling to support fellow atheletes. The Chinese Embassy insists [...]

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Gosper is the “fall guy” for IOC, Chinese flip-flop on press

International Olympics Committee member Kevan Gosper has gotten caught in the middle of what may have been a secret agreement between the IOC and the Chinese government to significantly restrict press access during the Games. The secret deal has outraged the world’s media gathering in Beijing for the Games in seven days, and marks a new [...]

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Beijing plans to tightly control Olympic spectators

I was pretty optimistic when I first heard that Beijing was going to host the 2008 Olympics - in spite of China’s poor human rights record, maybe it would give them an excuse to open up a little.  Unfortunately, that probably won’t be the case at all.  It’s becoming readily evident that spectators, particularly Westerners, [...]

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Chinese perception of Obama and race in the US

This is a fairly interesting article from the Washington Post about the Chinese Communist Party’s perspective on what Obama’s candidacy means for race in the United States - and, whether it means we’re farther ahead than China in terms of crossing some social differences. "Obama is a graduate from a first-class university," the editorial continued. "He [...]

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John McCain to meet with the Dalai Lama

Republican Senator John McCain will meet with the Dalai Lama tomorrow , the leader of Tibet despised by the Chinese government, but loved by nearly everyone else in the world. The issue of Tibetan autonomy has attracted increased attention this year with China hosting the summer Olympics. The Dalai Lama was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal [...]

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