"If it weren't for the Olympics, I'd be behind bars now." A week later, he was. (Hennock, Liu; p12).
China, although publicizing itself as a progressive thinking government has continued to subdue human rights, crush human will, and murder it’s own citizenry for the sake of political stability. In this year of the up comings Olympics, China, as do other countries, has begun an antiterrorist sweep throughout the country. Although to be expected, they are also targeting antigovernment activists, domestic dissidents, and even bloggers. In the case of Hu Jia, a Chinese blogger and well known activist, was sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power.” These sweeps also include foreign copy editors, Philippine nannies, and even Russian traders. I am sure the Chinese government is using the “Olympics” as an excuse to purge all unwelcome influences that have crept into the mainland, while at the same time presenting a big fat happy face towards the international media cameras, and oh don’t get me started on the smog…omg.
Source Citation: Hennock, Mary, and Melinda Liu. "Beijing's Visa Crackdown.(Periscope; Olympics)." Newsweek 151.07 (Feb 18, 2008): 12.
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