Olympic Gamesmanship
Rather than boycott the Beijing Olympics, the world’s leaders should embrace the Games and what they represent. The Olympics are a venue in which individuals and countries compete, but in conformity with a set of rules – which is exactly what we want from China in the twenty-first century.
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NEW YORK – China lobbied long and hard to host this summer’s Olympics, and thousands of Chinese literally danced in the streets when the decision was made to award Beijing the games. This was to be a chance for the Chinese to show the world just how far they and their country had come.