Why was Beijing chosen to host the 2008 Olympics? How much did the brutal and corrupt Chinese government pay the International Olympic Committee? And why is the rest of the world so willing to look the other way?
These are questions I have when I hear about the upcoming Olympics. Then I read about more about how the Chinese government treats it’s citizens.
Today on the BBC: Limits to China’s pledge of change
He is in jail. It took great courage for his wife, Zhang Qing, to speak to us.
“While in Guangzhou prison, his hands were tied to his feet for 42 days. His arms were twisted backwards and he was then hung up so all his weight was on his two twisted shoulders.
“In February 2007, the police used electric shock batons on his genitals. After all this torture, Guo Feixiong confessed. The government is absolutely disgusting.”
Torture and censorship most likely will not deter many people from visiting China for the Olympics. So what will it take?
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