There is a good blog that gives an insider view of what’s going on in China around the Beijing Olympics over at Time. They posted the above picture of some Free Tibet protesters yesterday. Getty also has a large crew of editors and other folks out there getting everything ready for the ensuing chaos and posting some pre-event images that are worth a look here.
I also read that they have placed a ban on any ‘professional cameras’ for any audience members. This seems like a largely undefined category or do they mean SLR? Having noticed at the mermaid parade this summer that most people are now sporting a DSLR rather than a point and shoot, it seems that China will have to get more specific at the games. Here is their official statement… (thank god they clarified the grenade policy!)
And finally Bush says something intelligent in Thailand today, “America stands in firm opposition to China’s detention of political dissidents, human rights advocates and religious activists. We speak out for a free press, freedom of assembly and labor rights — not to antagonize China’s leaders, but because trusting its people with greater freedom is the only way for China to develop its full potential.”
And here is the trailer for a movie about Ed Burtynsky’s “Manufactured Landscapes” where they follow him through mainland China.
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