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2nd March 2006

Clamp down on spitting

For anyone who has every been to China they will know that spitting is as part of the culture as Peking duck.

In preparation for the Olympics, authorities in Beijing have announced that they plan to clamp down on the habit

“This year we will intensify our law enforcement efforts in this field,” Zhang Huiguang, director of Beijing’s Capital Ethics Development Office, told a news conference.

“We will require law enforcement officials to step up the frequency of fines.”

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1st March 2006

China to set records in Beijing

If China was able to bag a record 11 medals in Turin, one wonders what they will be able to do in Beijing.

The winter Olympics have never been strong for China, they have few adequate ski facilities and have not invested that much in winter sports.

China is a perennial powerhouse in the Summer Games and the government, and business sponsors, have invested far more in athletes training for the 2008 Beijing Olympics than in their cold-weather counterparts.

“It’s impossible for China to devote itself fully to developing winter sports,” Xiao said, adding economic development, geographical and climate restrictions limited the popularity of skiing, skating and other winter sports to the middle class of China’s north.

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27th February 2006

China to challenge US in Beijing

China is putting all of its efforts into both organizing the best Olympic games and assembling the best team.

It’s successes in Turino are showing that the country is developing strongly in International meets.

China is directing seemingly limitless resources to organizing the best Games ever and to fielding the best Summer Olympics team ever. The country’s potential was seen in the 2004 Summer Games, where it won 31 gold medals (second only to the USA’s 35) and 62 overall, and again in Torino.

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22nd February 2006

Star NBA player wanted for Olympics 1 reply

Chinese officials are hoping Wang Zhizhi, who is currently playing for Miami Heat will play for the Chinese team. In the past, the Chinese Basketball asssociation has had trouble encouraging him to play for the Chinese national team.

Wang needs to “take practical action to change his mistakes and make a contribution to the 2008 Beijing Olympics,” it quoted Li as saying, without giving any details. “We hope he can gather up his determination, take action, and come on home at an early date,” Li said.

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7th February 2006

Tibetans protest Beijing Games in Turin

With just days until the start of the 2006 winter Olympics, Tibetans in Turin staged a peaceful protest.

China does not deserve to host the Olympic games because of its very poor human rights record and illegal occupation of Tibet.

We can only hope the Beijing Games will be a peaceful one and opposing sides can work together to support a common goal.

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8th January 2006

Japanese increasing investment in China in lead up to games

“Business opportunities will probably grow in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics,” a respondent in the services sector said. Japanese direct investment in China totalled 490.9 billion yen ($4.23 billion) in the year that ended in March 2005, up 38 per cent from the previous year.”

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7th January 2006

Pressure on for rising Chinese tennis champ

The pressure is on for Peng Shuai, who has to give a guarantee that she will win a gold medal at the Beijing Games in 2008, to receive financial aid.

“We want them to have feelings of belonging, safety and honour as individuals in a perfect team and inspire them to want to pay back the motherland for raising them,” said the National Tennis Management Centre director Sun Jinfang.

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28th December 2005

Auditors to probe Olympic spending

Chinese auditors have begun auditing the spending on the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

China has had problems in the past with several officials recently been arrested for misappropriating government funds.

With the world watching China as they prepare the games, officials will be trying their best to ensure a clean, fair games both ecnomically and environmentally.

The Olmpics is a great opportunity for China to show the world how much they have progressed as a place to do business in.

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19th December 2005

Chinese runner proves innocence in doping case

In the case, Yu Haijiang confessed he added a banned steroid to Sun Yingjie’s drink, who was later disqualified and banned for two years after winning a silver medal in a 10,000 meter race.

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