http://dir.salon.com/topics/beijing/?source=rss&aim=beijing en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT By John Krich Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/25/scoring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/25/scoring/index.html?source=rss They get a 9 for pomp and spectacle, but only a 3 for furthering world understanding and a 2 for the fan experience. By John Krich Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/23/dissent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/23/dissent/index.html?source=rss Relative press freedom hasn't led to rampant muckraking, but it's not all smiles and "Have a great day!" beyond Olympic Beijing. By King Kaufman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/08/05/china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/08/05/china/index.html?source=rss Those wanting to enjoy the Olympics as pure sport have to ignore the host country's troubling behavior -- just what it wants you to do. By Erich Follath and Wieland Wagner Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss His Holiness struggles to defuse mounting violence between Tibet and China. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/29/sexy_beijing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/29/sexy_beijing/index.html?source=rss If China had a Democratic primary, which way would the Middle Kingdom go? By King Kaufman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/09/attack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/09/attack/index.html?source=rss The reaction to the fatal attack on American tourists in Beijing is very different from the U.S. response to the 1996 Atlanta bombing. By John Krich Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/08/life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/08/life/index.html?source=rss Our correspondent returns to Beijing for the games -- and finds the same old dreary place. By King Kaufman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/31/ceremony/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/31/ceremony/index.html?source=rss Well, clean it up. But seriously folks, has there ever been a less titillating bit of unauthorized video? By King Kaufman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/30/politics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/30/politics/index.html?source=rss As Amnesty International slams China on human rights, Western journalists get a taste of censorship -- and Olympic excuse making. By King Kaufman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/24/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/24/thursday/index.html?source=rss The Olympic torch speaks: A rare phone interview from a secret hideout in Australia. Plus: Flapless batting helmet renaissance. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/23/apple_in_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/23/apple_in_china/index.html?source=rss Locally produced, locally consumed: Apple announces plans for a Beijing store. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/09/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/09/thursday/index.html?source=rss With a year to go before the Beijing Olympics, activists say China hasn't kept the promises it made to get them. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/14/opium/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/14/opium/index.html?source=rss A statement of moral admonition from Wu Yi to Henry Paulson By Christine Smallwood Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/05/17/dewoskin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/05/17/dewoskin/index.html?source=rss Rachel DeWoskin moved to Beijing to work in a P.R. firm. How did she get a starring role as sex kitten Jiexi in a Chinese soap opera? By Daryl Lindsey Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/02/falun_gong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/02/falun_gong/index.html?source=rss Journalist Danny Schechter says the peculiar spiritual movement isn't a cult, but explains why China is cracking down on it so forcefully. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/14/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/14/post/index.html?source=rss From back rubs to bowling to B-movies, this Chinese spa has it all. By Tony Wheeler Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/22/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/22/pass/index.html?source=rss Images and impressions of people-powered transport in 12 Asian cities. Text by Tony Wheeler. Photographs by Richard I' Anson. By Michaela Griffin Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/02/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/02/post/index.html?source=rss Michaela Griffin reports that being an American expatriate in Beijing was great -- until the president decided to visit. By Dan Ouellette Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/01/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/01/feature/index.html?source=rss Dan Ouellette reports from the fifth Beijing International Jazz Festival on how jazz is swinging its way into Chinese culture By Jonathan Broder Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/06/19/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/06/19/news/index.html?source=rss President Clinton goes to China, a country the U.S. needs more than ever. By Christian McIntosh Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/04/16/mondo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/04/16/mondo/index.html?source=rss Christian McIntosh describes an unforgettable introduction to Beijing -- the night of the living roaches. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1997/10/31/red/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1997/10/31/red/index.html?source=rss Andrew O'Hehir reviews 'Red Corner' directed Jon Avnet and starring Richard Gere and Bai Ling. By Judith Levine Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/05/02/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/05/02/news/index.html?source=rss In the military, that means rape and pillage at will -- and in your own ranks. By Lori Leibovich Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/04/16/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/04/16/news/index.html?source=rss Banging the drum for CIA-crack conspiracy theories, questioning the sex charges brought against black Army officers by white enlisted women and passionately defending affirmative action, confrontational Rep. Maxine Waters has risen to the top level of black political leadership. By Vivienne Walt Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/04/14/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/04/14/news/index.html?source=rss Hong Kong's last British governor winds down years of bad fung shui and ponders the future of democracy in the crown colony.