Olympic Information Center: links on 21 July

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All Olympic conversation, apart from the sport

Beijing to feel the strain from Olympic visitors (The Guardian)

Chris Wip's Olympic wish

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Ban? What Ban? (The China Blog)

More on the false rumor by the SCMP - You

China’s Strict Visa Conditions Threaten Olympics (This Day)

"The embassies are making it very difficult for the various African countries to procure the travel documents for their delegations to attend the 17-day sporting extravaganza taking place for the first time in the world’s most populous nation." - You

Emperor: clothes; USA: history; South China Morning Post: ??? (Fool's Mountain)

Bummed Out in Beijing: Jams, Evictions and Other Pre-Olympic Blues (The China Blog)

3 killed in explosions on buses in China (LA Times)

China's Olympics. Security Trumps Fun. Why Oh Why? (China Law Blog)

Tianjiners on the Olympics 天津老百姓谈奥运会的意义 (youtube)

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Two dead, 14 injured in Kunming bus explosions (Go Kunming)

China Visa Problems: One World, One Dream, but No Visa (CNReviews)

Fatalities in Chinese bus blasts (BBC)

More on the Beijing bar ban confusion (Shanghaiist)

Beijing’s car curbs off to a fine start (Financial Times)

Olympic Information Center: links on 20 July (China Herald)