2008 Olympics Updates

Liu Yandong, Lu Yongxiang and Deng Pufang receive a brief introduction to Olympic sailing venues. (Photo credit: Li Ziheng/Xinhua)
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(QINGDAO, May 16) — In anticipation of National Helping-the-Disabled Day on Sunday, BOCOG Vice-President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) Liu Yandong heard about the progress of [...]

It seems rather futile blogging about other issues in light of the fact that thousands of people still left buried by the Earthquake in Sichuan. The death toll now exceeds 12,000 and is sure to increase. The Olympics seem relatively trivial.
The New York Times (via CDT) describes how many people in China have been incensed [...]