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25 May 2008

China is not fit to host the Olympics

The second Intelligence Squared debate takes on sport and politics. As the great Olympics torch debacle showed it is difficult to keep separate the two categories. Beijing is desperate it all goes to plan. But for many the 2008 Olympics is a sham; it should not have been awarded to a country with such a shameful record of human rights abuse. Let the debate continue


Guests

Senator Bob Brown
The Australian Greens

Chin Jin
democracy activist

Hamish McDonald
journalist

Simon Balderstone
IOC adviser

Michael Milton
elite athlete

Paul Monk
East Asia analyst

Further Information

Intelligence Squared - Australia

Intelligence Squared - UK

Intelligence Squared - USA

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