see themselves as the beneficiaries, not just the Communist party. In this case, the interests of the Communist party are not in opposition to the interests of the Chinese people.2. Many people, including the IOC, took the position that the Olympics will help to open up China even more than before. Certainly, the Seoul Olympics ushered in democracy to South Korea. It seems to me that any event that opens up China more, that locks in its membership in the international community, is good. Remember Premier Zhu Rongji said China needed to join the WTO because there was internal resistance to reforms, and China needed WTO membership to overcome internal opposition. Similarly, Chinese membership in other international bodies forces Beijing to abide by international norms. The tens of thousands of journalists who will descend on the country will subject China to scrutiny as never before, and just not where sports is concerned.3. The posture of the West, I think, should be one that is supportive of the Beijing Olympics. On this issue, I think that Bush is right. There is no sense in boycotting the Games, or boycotting the opening ceremony. It serves no useful purpose.4. I think the wave of highly publicized condemnation of China since late March has done the party and the regime a service, at least for now. The Chinese public has become highly nationalistic and, as you know, there have been demonstrations against CNN and Carrefour. What is much more significant is that, even outside China, such as in L.A., San Francisco, Vancouver, Sweden, etc., overseas Chinese communities are now organizing protests, http://www.saclongchamppasicher.com - sac a main longchamps pas cher pliage rose uni , such as the one outside CNN. . . . Historically, of course, anti-foreign sentiment has often been transformed into anti-regime sentiment if the Chinese government is seen as being weak and caving in to foreigners. This is something of which Beijing is well aware.And here is a statement from Ross Munro, that keen China-watcher:On the one hand: I’m opposed to a boycott, http://www.saclongchamppasicher.com - trouve t on un sac longchamp a l'agora . It would feed the paranoid, negative nationalism that runs deep in the Chinese population. Indeed, so deep that the anxious leadership would have no choice except to manipulate and exploit the resulting widespread anger to shore up its position.On the other hand, the popular and sometimes widespread anger that the Olympics have sparked in the Western world suggests we may have reached some tipping point regarding attitudes toward China, http://www.saclongchamppasicher.com - longchamps sacs pas cher . The country’s environmental degradation, its uniquely primitive form of mercantilist capitalism that engages in poison- and beggar-thy-neighbor trade practices, its violent repression of peasants on behalf of corrupt officials — all are finally seeping into popular Western consciousness. Perhaps the harsh police crackdown on the Tibetans was the last straw.This isn’t going to end this spring. Some Olympic athletes and attendees are going to find a way in Beijing to demonstrate how appalled they are by the direction China is taking.Finally let’s remember that several hubristic regimes — Russia, South Korea, Mexico �
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