Swimmers are wowed by China's Olympic "Water Cube," covered in futuristic bubble wrap. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A Senate lawmaker accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games. picked by deEPCHill 7 months ago

I've been thinking this might happen since the IOC announcement of China getting the Olympics. Now that trade, environment and currency devaluation are bubbling to the surface in the US I think we are one step closer.I see it as our last leverage against the monster who holds our debt, steals our secrets, pollutes, exploits, and destroys its own people and environment to feed our conspicuous con... read full post picked by blurmore 2 years ago

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. picked by maxriter 4 months ago

A fascist regime plans to host the Olympic Games. Critics call for a boycott, but the Games come off as planned. And on the field of world opinion, the host scores an enormous victory. In 1936 , serious movements urging an outright boycott of the Berlin Games were mounted in the United States, Britain, France, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands. Adolf Hitler had come to power two years ... read full post picked by buddha 8 months ago

British Olympic chiefs are to force athletes to sign a contract promising not to speak out about China's appalling human rights record – or face being banned from travelling to Beijing. picked by ImNotBlue 10 months ago

Beijing has gone on the offensive following the resignation of Steven Spielberg as an artistic director to the Olympic Games. picked by mutil8or 10 months ago

Free Tibet Demonstrators today managed to outwit security to interfere with the passage of the London leg of the voyage of the Olympic Flame to Beijing. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

China have quite a complicated plan in place to stop any rain clouds from reaching the opening ceremony, this site illustrates how it works quite nicely. picked by theclansman 4 months ago

They made this bad-boy for the Olympics, and apparently it is unreal.
"From the sky, the new airport terminal is designed to look like a Chinese dragon"
Things are getting NUTS in Beijing with everything they are building for the Olympics - very interesting article! picked by tdiggity 9 months ago

China denied the criticism of the United States that accused it of military build-up. The US thinks China is not ready to maintain world peace and stability. A defense white paper showed that China spends less per capita on military forces than the U.S. itself. How ironic. picked by Green84 2 years ago

Beijing's meteorological bureau believes it can manipulate the weather to guarantee a dry opening ceremony at next year's Olympic Games. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

China has punished a group of law enforcement officials who faked a letter of invitation from Finland's justice department because they wanted to get a free tour of Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

With news that hotels in Beijing will be spying on internet users during the Olympics,Zach Honig (pop photo blogger) gives real world tips about hacking the firewall and dodging spyware while at the games. picked by carguy4life 4 months ago

China may consider changing its one-child policy because it has helped slow population growth over the last three decades, a Chinese official said Sunday. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Awesome (repeat: awesome) Photography. picked by suckersklub 4 months ago

URUMQI, China - The rosy-cheeked infant swaddled in a blanket snuggled tenderly next to her mother in their hospital bed, hours after her birth Wednesday.

A little over a month ago, Zhang Xiaoyan lay in the rubble of her earthquake-shattered apartment building. Trapped for more than 50 hours, she prayed for the life of her unborn child. picked by bevissimo 6 months ago

A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school

80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Could this be the excuse for action against Iran or perhaps it's China trying to take some of the pressure off itself? picked by topofall 8 months ago