China Refuses to Open Web for Olympics

Despite claims to be an open society, China has an extraordinary fear of free information.

Chinese authorities have shut down more than 17,000 Internet cafes since April 2001. The Internet cafes were guilty of allowing Chinese citizens to surf without special blocking software required by the central government. In addition, the Chinese authorities ordered another 28,000 cafes to install special monitoring software, allowing the local police to watch the Internet browsing of customers.

The greatest threat to Beijing is truth.

Seems the Ancient Greeks were pretty tough with their marathons and their sports under Mount Olympus. Sparta and Athens competed. Sparta was the militaristic city and Athens the philosophical one with democracy.

I guess the Chinese could be viewed as the Spartans, although I remember reading that Socrates endured some years under Athenian dictatorship also. I'm just trying to get at the true spirit of the Olympics. Is China breaking this spirit by cutting off the internet? Probably not. But it does seem that the internet, with its equalizing force, should be able to make the competition also equal. Creating communications barriers is like creating trade barriers. It makes us all poorer. And it makes athletics poorer, too.

By my posting here, I put the lie to this. Those who believe, without checking the facts are......?

Indedy,, Refusal to open the web? No, not really, just a refusal to indulge the youth in the same way that that America didn't indulge the youth of its own country in the 50's,,, remember the Elvis ban from T.V. for being too provacative ? ha...

Sure more than just porn is blocked here but then again, China never declared that it would always have free press like we did for nearly 300 years... give it some time eh,, it‘s better than before

China Refuses to Open Web for Olympics.

Headline speaks for itself.

Bairn of Ecgtheow wrote:

Seems the Ancient Greeks were pretty tough with their marathons and their sports under Mount Olympus. Sparta and Athens competed. Sparta was the militaristic city and Athens the philosophical one with democracy.
I guess the Chinese could be viewed as the Spartans, although I remember reading that Socrates endured some years under Athenian dictatorship also. I'm just trying to get at the true spirit of the Olympics. Is China breaking this spirit by cutting off the internet? Probably not. But it does seem that the internet, with its equalizing force, should be able to make the competition also equal. Creating communications barriers is like creating trade barriers. It makes us all poorer. And it makes athletics poorer, too.

America is Athens, then. Very phylosophical democracy, indeed.

AGAIN COMMIE CHINA shows ITS TRUE COLORS.SORRY china YOU LOSE

Isn't communism great?

why are we having olympics in a commie state ??
boycott them we shouldnt even have trade with china thats half the united states problem all the crap we get is from china taking away our own jobs wake up people it is time we close our borders

jeff wrote:

why are we having olympics in a commie state ??
boycott them we shouldnt even have trade with china thats half the united states problem all the crap we get is from china taking away our own jobs wake up people it is time we close our borders

We cannot completely boycott China - they own a lot of the debt that has been run up by this administration.

Careful wrote:

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We cannot completely boycott China - they own a lot of the debt that has been run up by this administration.

And where would you plan to start changes. Oh China has the solution, get Americans where it hurts the most, their economy. Is it not supposed to be their strong point? Not really, right!

China will not change until we hurt them the same way. The only hope left in this world now, to correct this situation, is India. Get them educated and it will be bigger than China. Even if there are lots of Muslims in that country, this would be a good way to get some of them to see the light by being powerfull by education and not by bullying them into common sense.

India is so powerfull that the Americans fear them because of their numbers and intelligence. The look and dress funny (to us anyways), but they will be the ones laughing soon.:-)))

Grow up, for love's sakes.
Take away all the dividing and you'll be left with peace. Don't impose on others, just respect them.

Methadras wrote:

Isn't communism great?

It sucks, that's why we ditched it

We all know that those flipping b*tches kids well trained olympic owned kids are used to kill someone by the CIA. Keep those sh*ts far from me.

Bob Burns wrote:

<quoted text>It sucks, that's why we ditched it

That doesn't make any sense. The government is run by the Communist Party of China.

creach boonton nj wrote:

AGAIN COMMIE CHINA shows ITS TRUE COLORS.SORRY china YOU LOSE

Actually, it looks like you are the losers. Especially with losers like you around. BTW, we're more capitalist than you, who are slipping backwards into socialism, which is one reason why we're pulling ahead

jeff wrote:

why are we having olympics in a commie state ??
boycott them we shouldnt even have trade with china thats half the united states problem all the crap we get is from china taking away our own jobs wake up people it is time we close our borders

To go along with your closed mind. BTW, where you gonna hide?

The Great Wall of Whiner wrote:

China Refuses to Open Web for Olympics.
Headline speaks for itself.

Which is the extent of your knowledge. Typical American. If you were more shallow, you'd be a bump

The Great Wall of Whiner wrote:

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That doesn't make any sense. The government is run by the Communist Party of China.

Hey GWW, you still here? Still taking things at face value? I guess you must be a Wall,'cause thats your name. look, everybody, a talking Wall!

it sure wont be china burns

C cheap
H helpless
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