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| PRC Communists to ban German newspapers from Olympic Village |
| 2008-08-01 |
| As part of their attempt to keep a stranglehold on information during the Summer Games in Beijing, the Chinese authorities are reportedly planning to ban German newspapers from the Deutsches Haus in the Olympic Village. The German Olympic Association (DOSB) said on Friday that it was negotiating with Chinese officials over the matter. "The talks are continuing," DOSB spokesman Gerd Graus told German news agency DDP in Beijing. Gaus said he was optimistic that German athletes would have access to German newspapers with only one day of delay during the Olymplics. DDP reported on Thursday that the Norbert Lammert, president of the German Bundestag, had written to the DOSB to express his "disbelief" that China would attempt to censor information in the German facilities. "That Chinese censors would try to control the flow of information for German participants and their guests is completely inacceptable for me," Lammert wrote in a letter made available to DDP. |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #2 They're definitely making the most out of this. They get to be a world class pain in the ass, finally. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-01 22:06 |
| #1 The China Olympics look to be very "entertaining" this year. The communists are showing more to the world than they really wanted to. And more than what the IOC and the Western nations WANTED to know. Popcorn anyone? |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-08-01 15:17 |