China’s dash for freedom
China’s rise is a cause for celebration—but despite the Beijing Olympics, not because of them
“SPORT”, as George Orwell noted more than 60 years ago, “is an unfailing cause of ill-will.” This newspaper generated some of its own in 2001, when we argued against the award of the 2008 Olympics to Beijing, and drew comparisons to the Nazi-organised games in Berlin in 1936 (see article). Chinese officialdom and many ordinary citizens were furious: another petulant effort by Western foes to thwart China's inexorable rise.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline "China’s dash for freedom"
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