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  • July 2008

    • Sarko Won't Boycott Beijing

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 9, 08 9:26 AM CDT

      Sarko Won't Boycott Beijing

      Nicolas Sarkozy is backing off his threats to boycott the Beijing Olympics to protest China’s treatment of Tibet, the BBC reports. Sarkozy met with China’s president at the G8 summit, and now confirms that he will attend the opening ceremony. The French president said he made the decision after consulting other EU nations, since France currently holds the EU presidency. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • European Union  • Hu Jintao  • Olympic boycotts

    • Bush: Olympic Boycott Would Be 'Affront' to Chinese People

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jul 6, 08 11:29 AM CDT

      Bush: Olympic Boycott Would Be 'Affront' to Chinese People

      President Bush today defended his decision not to boycott the Beijing Olympics next month, saying skipping “would be an affront to the Chinese people" that would make it difficult "to speak more frankly with the Chinese leadership.” Speaking ahead of tomorrow's G8 meeting in Japan, Bush said he would address concerns over religious freedom and human rights with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Games. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Japan  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Beijing  • Hu Jintao  • boycott  • Olympic boycotts  • Group of Eight

    • Bush Will Attend Beijing Opener

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 4, 08 3:27 AM CDT

      Bush Will Attend Beijing Opener

      The White House has confirmed that President Bush will attend the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics—and he's likely to have plenty of seats to choose from in the VIP box, reports the New York Times . Brit Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not be in attendance. French President Nicolas Sarkozy was withholding his decision until after progress in ongoing Tibet talks—but now Chinese officials have told him not to bother. More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Angela Merkel  • Olympic boycotts

  • April 2008

    • Sarkozy: 'I Made Some Mistakes'

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 25, 08 7:22 AM CDT

      Sarkozy: 'I Made Some Mistakes'

      French President Nicolas Sarkozy defended his first year in office in a TV interview but admitted he made mistakes, reports the BBC. It's been a rough debut. His controversial policies—met by fierce opposition in certain sectors— have failed to reverse an economic downturn, and his flashy courtship of model Carla Bruni sparked complaints that he wasn't focusing on work. His private life is now "back under control," he assured listeners. More »

    • Sarko Too Nice to China: Critics

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Apr 23, 08 9:01 PM CDT

      Sarko Too Nice to China: Critics

      Paris seems to have reversed a tide of anti-French sentiment in China, but critics wonder if President Nicolas Sarkozy’s charm offensive has undermined his country’s commitment to human rights, Der Spiegel reports. Since Sarkozy’s messages of conciliation have gone out, China’s Foreign Ministry has praised the French president and state media has reversed its criticism of recently boycotted supermarket chain Carrefour. More »

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      China  • France  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Olympic boycotts  • Opening Ceremony

    • US Athletes Reject Boycott of Beijing Games

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Apr 17, 08 4:32 PM CDT

      US Athletes Reject Boycott of Beijing Games

      Many US athletes aren’t swayed by winds of boycott surrounding the Beijing Olympics, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “What's going on is important and we should pay attention to it,” says a 2004 gold medalist, but “we need to be athletes first.”  Despite a 1980 boycott of the Moscow Games, "the invasion continued,” notes a wrestler of the Soviets' takeover of Afghanistan. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • athlete  • Olympic protests  • Olympic boycotts

    • More Notables Stay Away From Beijing Olympics

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 11, 08 11:17 AM CDT

      More Notables Stay Away From Beijing Olympics

      The controversy around the Olympic flame continued as Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel laureate, announced she was dropping out of the torch relay. Maathai was to carry the torch this weekend in Tanzania but pulled out in protest of China's human rights record. Maathai also told the Los Angeles Times that she supports fellow Nobelist Desmond Tutu's call for a boycott of the opening ceremony. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • Ban Ki-Moon  • Olympic boycotts  • Wangari Maathai

    • British PM Won't Attend Olympic Opening

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 9, 08 3:36 PM CDT

      British PM Won't Attend Olympic Opening

      British PM Gordon Brown will not attend the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony, the BBC reports, though his office made clear it was not a boycott. Brown said he never intended to go to the opening and emphasized that that he will be present at the closing ceremony for the torch handoff—London will host the 2012 Games. More »

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      Great Britain  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Olympic boycotts  • 2012 London Olympics

    • Clinton to Bush: Skip Olympics

      newser  |  Politico  |  Apr 7, 08 7:15 PM CDT

      Clinton to Bush: Skip Olympics

      Hillary Clinton urged President Bush today to skip the Beijing Olympics over China's role in the Darfur genocide and violence in Tibet, Politico reports. She joined ranks with Nancy Pelosi in calling for Bush to protest Beijing's human rights record "absent major changes by the Chinese government," Clinton said in a statement. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • George W. Bush  • China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Nancy Pelosi  • Darfur  • human rights  • human rights abuse  • Olympic boycotts

  • March 2008

    • West Must Boycott Olympic Venues 'Stained With Blood'

      newser  |  New Republic  |  Mar 27, 08 6:33 PM CDT

      West Must Boycott Olympic Venues 'Stained With Blood'

      The West must take a stand against China's human-rights abuses by boycotting the Summer Olympics, French philosopher Bernard-Henry Levy insists in the New Republic . Otherwise, athletes will compete in “stadiums stained with blood.” China was supposed to cease its worst behavior, but it’s done the opposite: A pre-Games cleanup has meant expelling the urban poor, demolishing working-class neighborhoods, and jailing even more dissidents. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Burma  • Tibet  • Darfur  • boycott  • Olympic boycotts  • human rights abuse

    • Sarkozy Dangles Olympic Boycott

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 25, 08 12:35 PM CDT

      Sarkozy Dangles Olympic Boycott

      Nicolas Sarkozy says "all options are open" in terms of a possible boycott of the opening ceremonies of Beijing's Olympics. While his aides say that France would oppose a full boycott of the games, the French prez is signaling his discontent with China's recent crackdown in Tibet. "I want a dialogue to start and I will step up my response according to the response given by the Chinese authorities," said Sarkozy. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Olympic boycotts  • Opening Ceremony

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