July 8, 2008
PRESUMABLY, THAT LAST JUST REFERS TO THE SOCCER?:
Beijing flicks the safety switch (Wu Zhong, 7/09/08, Asia Times)
Shifting from an overtly idealistic agenda to a much more pragmatic approach, the Chinese government has quietly softened its public aspirations ahead of the Beijing Summer Olympics next month.Posted by Orrin Judd at July 8, 2008 7:02 AMOriginal slogans such as "To hold the best Olympic Games in history" and "The harmonious Olympics" are seldom, if ever, shouted these days. In their place, one hears "Hold a safe and sound Olympics" and "Hold a fruitful Olympics".