http://www.chinablitz.com The Ultimate China Blog Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:10:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The controversy regarding the age of Chinese gymnasts at the Olympics continues. China’s deputy sports minister has attributed the confusion about the age of one of its gold medalist gymnasts to a paperwork mistake during a team transfer. At last year’s China’s Cities Games, Chinese officials decided to move He Kexin, who ... http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/08/24/china-official-claims-bad-paperwork/ In a sad story, Chinese hero Liu Xiang had to pull out of the 100m hurdles due to an injury. China suffered a huge setback Monday to its hopes of winning gold on the track when superstar Liu Xiang sensationally pulled out of the 110m hurdles, taking the gloss off the ... http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/08/18/liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-110m-hurdles/ The big controversy this week in women’s gymnastics revolves around the ages of Chinese gymnasts. Many observers have charged that the gymnasts are clearly under the age minimum of 16 years old during the calendar year of the Olympics. I watched the events where the Chinese women won the gold. They ... http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/08/14/china-cheating-in-the-olympic-games/ China kicked off the 2008 Olympic games with a spectacular opening ceremony. http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/08/08/2008-olympics-kick-off-in-beijing/ Believe it or not, China has an entire weather-modification department devoted to trying to stop rain for the opening night of the Olympics. Will they succeed? http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/08/07/wholl-stop-the-rain/ Cyber warfare is heating up, and the Chinese seem determined to be players. The Chinese are creating an army of computer hackers, and they are unleashing them on the rest of the world, particularlyagainst the United States. http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/07/30/chinas-internet-warriors/ Pretty lame. China will censor the Internet used by foreign media during the Olympics, an organising committee official confirmed Wednesday, reversing a pledge to offer complete media freedom at the games. http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/07/30/china-will-censor-the-internet-during-the-olympics/ With pollution out of control, the Chinese government needs to do something to improve the air during the Olympics. Otherwise, they’re going to have lots of sick athletes and their glorious PR campaign will fall flat. The solution? Force factories to stop production in the weeks leading up to the ... http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/07/11/chinese-firms-face-strict-limits-on-production-during-the-olympic-games/ China’s aging population is having a dramatic impact on family relations. http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/03/24/chinas-new-empty-nest/ Will the West actually boycott the games? That’s very unlikely. But China’s crackdown on Tibet is causing real concern as it exposes the truth about the totalitarian regime. http://www.chinablitz.com/2008/03/24/tibet-concerns-threaten-olympics-on-china/