There's no better picture of "democracy with Chinese characteristics" than this article on the China Daily today which states that the repeated no-show at the CPPCC by recalcitrant absentee Liu Xiang is "no hurdle" to his position. Very punny, China Daily, very punny! [ more › ]
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Liu Xiang of China, the 2007 world champion and 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 110m hurdles event, will be having surgery to remove calcifications around his Achilles tendon in the United States, his coach announced on Friday. Th... Read Post
By Geoffrey A. Fowler and Laurie Burkitt Reuters China's Liu Xiang falls after crashing into the first hurdle during his men's 110-meter hurdles heat. Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, one of China's best hopes for a medal in athletics, st... Read Post
Remember China's Liu Xiang completely collapsing at the first hurdle of a 110-meter heat during the Olympics before hopping around to "finish" it to a huge round of applause from spectators? Well, it was all fake. Chinese state tele... Read Post