The New York Times, the Associated Press and a private person, a hacker, have all found quite solid evidence that the Chinese government has cheated during this year’s Olympics in Beijing, China’s capital. Records found online prove that two Chinese athletes are only fourteen years old, that is two years below the minimum age.

Interestingly enough, the Chinese government has gone Big Brother on everyone. It denies the accuracy of the evidence, after which it quickly deleted all evidence it can find. (more…)

What is most amazing about the recent crackdown taking place in Beijing, China’s capital, is not the fact that the Chinese government is trying to make sure that foreign journalists will not talk to any disgruntled Chinese. No, what’s most surprising about the crackdown is that journalists and others actually seem to be surprised by the crackdowns. (more…)