Newsflash: Sky is BLUE!
In an "unexpected" move, China has censored web access for the media during the Beijing Olympic games.
Note to the Olympic committee and media: What part of the term, repressive government, do you not understand? It is easy to see how a country willing to ruthlessly and bloodily suppress Tibet (not to mention commit the brutality of the Cultural Revolution) would be more than willing to inconvenience a few journalists.
Did nobody expect this? How naive.
Face it, the Olympics may be a propaganda opportunity for the PRC, but it will do nothing to substantively change the character of that nation.
...International Olympic Committee (IOC) press chief Kevan Gosper told Reuters that both he and the international media had been taken by surprise that some politically sensitive websites had been blocked.
Note to the Olympic committee and media: What part of the term, repressive government, do you not understand? It is easy to see how a country willing to ruthlessly and bloodily suppress Tibet (not to mention commit the brutality of the Cultural Revolution) would be more than willing to inconvenience a few journalists.
Did nobody expect this? How naive.
Face it, the Olympics may be a propaganda opportunity for the PRC, but it will do nothing to substantively change the character of that nation.
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