WikipediaAll the Olympic conversation, apart from the sport
Chinese citizens are required to submit a written application to police, while foreigners must submit an application to the border entry-exit administration. Liu said that potential protesters would receive a decision from Chinese authorities at least two days prior to the planned protest date. He added that if the applicant doesn't hear from police, that can also be taken as approval. - You
So, do you think the president of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, might complain? Well, no. It appears Rogge had agreed to China's demand that it be released from its agreement not to censor only without telling, let alone consulting, his own press chief. - You
"It has never been done before. I doubt it will be repeated. This is it. We've got a golden opportunity to fast-forward our research," said Veerabhadran Ramanathan, an atmospheric scientist from the University of California, San Diego, who is part of a multinational research project to track Beijing's pollution during and after the Olympics using unmanned drones, satellite data and ground-level readings. - You
“Amusingly, the Times of London has sent their Sports and Environment Guy, Simon Barnes , to blog the games. They used Typepad....... which seems to be, umm, blocked. Not a great Times choice of blog platform for China, for sure. But I don't think the BOCOG realises that journos use blogs?”
From an email I just received - You
