Beijing Olympics Mixed With Politics

The NYT reports:

After months of warning other countries not to politicize the summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China has come under criticism from the International Olympic Committee for doing just that. In a rare rebuke just weeks before the Games begin, the committee sent a letter to Beijing’s Olympic organizers on Wednesday citing a recent speech by the Communist Party leader in Tibet, Zhang Qingli, in which he proclaimed, “China’s red flag with five stars will forever flutter high above this land.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/world/asia/27china.html?ref=asia