Last March I wrote a post anticipating the Olympic protests in support of a ‘free’ Tibet. Nothing prescient, mind you; anyone with a tooth in their head, and a lot of folks without, could have anticipated attempts at extreme displays.
If your plan is to make a scene, I am asking you to review your reasons [...]
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Unfurling Cliché
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Beijing · CCTV · Olympics · billboards · protests
Odds, Volunteers and Protest
April 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Yesterday afternoon I watched the video of the April 19, 2008 anti-CNN demonstration in Los Angeles by a large group of Chinese supporters, many of them mainland students on ‘student visas’ in the US. I thought, “Good for them”, they get a chance to see how freedom of speech really works – a minority opinion [...]
Tags: CCTV · Carrefours · Olympics · protests