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The Face of Beijing

By: Pamela Rutledge · August 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am lucky to be able to see Beijing in person during the Olympics. The athletic accomplishments aside–and the Chinese had 16 gold medals last I checked–the people’s pride in being a host to the games is palpable.

Putting on the Olympics is a lot of work. Designing, constructing, staffing, planning and delivering demand a [...]

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Walking in Beijing’s Shoes

By: Pamela Rutledge · August 13th, 2008 · No Comments

It is certainly true that the media in China is biased; however the western media is also at fault (if that’s the right word) here in their presentation. You would have to talk to these kids and see the general attitude on the streets to see that to them this is not propaganda. [...]

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