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China Crisis

Victoria Derbyshire | 18:53 UK time, Thursday, 14 February 2008

It feels like there's a head of steam building as the Beijing games approach. Either that or it's just 48 hours of media attention after Steve Spielberg decided not to direct the opening and closing ceremonies. His action has reminded everyone about the killings which are continuing in Darfur, which let's be honest most people had forgotten about. And this is what was supposed to happen when the IOC awarded Beijing the games wasn't it? "A force for good" - that's what they say about the Olympics. It concentrates minds

So maybe the good has already started. Then 20,000 journalists from around the globe will descend on the city (that's one for each athlete) opening up life in China to the outside world in a way it hasn't been before.

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