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China and The Olympic Games. September 2008

Summary: On August 8, 2008, the 29th Olympic Games opened in the Chinese capital of Beijing. For the Chinese government, the Games were not just a chance to host the biggest sporting event in the world, they were also a chance for the country to showcase its achievements as a rising global power. In this News in Review story we’ll look at whether they succeeded and what happened when the Games got underway.

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (17 min 03 sec)
    remote
    videorecording
    electronic
  • Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2008

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Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to Curio.ca channel subscribers
Participant or Performer Note: Host: Robinson, Carla ; Journalist: Fung, Mellissa ; Journalist: Cormier, Michel, 1957- ; Journalist: Gould, Havard ; Journalist: Arsenault, Adrienne.
System Details Note:
Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/china-and-the-olympic-games-1947/
Language Note:
In English.
Source of Description Note:
Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Subject: China -- Politics and government -- 2002-
China -- Social conditions -- 2000-
Sports
Political science
World history
Social sciences
Protest movements -- China
Olympic athletes -- Canada
Women wrestlers -- Canada
Olympics -- Political aspects
Olympic Games 29th 2008 Beijing, China
Weiwei, Ai

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