After 5 Months, China to Try Would-Be Protester

A 62-year-old woman will be the first of 10 people from the industrial city of Liuzhou to come to trial for planned protests in September.

Would-Be Olympic Protester Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

A legal advocate who was arrested after applying to hold a protest in Beijing during the Olympics in August has been sentenced to three years in prison, a lawyer said.

I.O.C. Issues Glowing Review of Beijing Games

The International Olympic Committee praised Chinese organizers for their nearly flawless execution of the Games, but watchdog groups criticized the report for ignoring human-rights violations.

Summer in Beijing Was Strong for Sports, but Weak for Ads

Despite strong television ratings for the Games in vital markets, the Summer Olympics failed to provide the expected surge in advertising in China.

Ruling Backs Chinese Gymnasts

All six members of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team met the age requirements to compete at the Beijing Olympics, officials from the International Gymnastics Federations said Wednesday.

Would-Be Protesters Find the Olympics Failed to Expand Free Speech in Beijing

People who were kept from protesting are skeptical that there has been any real increase in freedom of speech, despite the hopes of the International Olympic Committee.

No Voice Is Too Small for a China Still Nervous About Dissent

China’s decision to detain petitioners reflected the extreme irritability to even minor protest actions that gripped the capital during the Olympics.

China Deports 8 Americans Held in Protests

Students for a Free Tibet said eight American men were placed on a Los Angeles-bound flight on Sunday evening, just as the closing ceremony was getting under way.

Olympics Are Ratings Bonanza for Chinese TV

The broadcast of the Beijing Olympic Games has been a boon for China Central Television, one of the chief propaganda arms of the state and perhaps a new global media titan.

5 Americans Are Arrested for Protest in Beijing

Chinese authorities arrested five Americans on Tuesday after they spelled out “Free Tibet” with blue L.E.D. lights near the National Stadium.

Would-Be Protesters Detained in China

Ten days into the Games, the government has yet to permit a single demonstration in the three official protest zones and at least four would-be protesters are in custody.

KMT denies Beijing name allegations

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) dismissed allegations yesterday that it had agreed to Beijing’s arrangement of the Olympics opening march in exchange for Chinese media referring to Taiwan’s Olympic team as Zhonghua Taibei (中華台北, Chinese Taipei).

In Grand Olympic Show, Some Sleight of Voice

At the Olympic opening ceremony, 9 year-old Lin Miaoke’s voice was perfect. Too perfect.

Group Says Video Warns of Olympic Attack

A terrorist group seeking an independent Muslim state in western China has released a video threatening an attack on the Olympic Games.

Bush Praises China but Continues Rebuke During Embassy Dedication in Beijing

President Bush was eager to shift his focus to Olympic sports, only hours after China pointedly rebuffed his criticism of the country’s record on human rights.

Bush faces China balancing act

Aug 6 - President Bush faces a hurdle in Beijing, where he may be pressed to push on rights issues at the same time as honoring Olympic games.

Bush is expected to raise the issue of rights in China in a speech in Bangkok, according to copies of the speech which were released in advance.

Bush to Urge China to Improve Human Rights

On the eve of his arrival for the opening of the Olympics, President Bush raised “deep concerns” about China.

Opinion: An Olive Branch From the Dalai Lama

With the Tibet question casting a shadow over the Olympics, the Dalai Lama has expressed an unprecedented willingness to compromise and accept Communist Party rule in Tibet.

China Defends Right to Deny Activists’ Visas

A day after revoking the visa of former U.S. Olympian and activist Joey Cheek, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement defending China’s right to decide who crosses its borders.

Ambush in China Raises Concerns as Olympics Near

Officials labeled the attack terrorism and suggested the culprits were from a group seeking independence for China’s Uighur minority.