Lindsay Beck

Position: Journalist

Articles

UPDATE 1-China frees dissident Hu after 16 years in prison August 26, 09:34am EDT 

BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - One of China's longest-held political prisoners was released on Tuesday after serving 16 years of a 20-year jail sentence for setting up a political party in defiance of a ban by ruling Communist authorities.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Snapshot Beijing, 5: Fair play gets forgotten

It was everything the event was not supposed to be. The Olympics should embody sportsmanship and fair play. Taekwondo is about discipline and civility in a fight. Unfortunately Cuba's Angel Vaoldia Matos ...  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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Whatever happened to culinary diplomacy?

There are 21,600 reporters covering the Olympic Games, the vast majority from outside China, and a lot of them will be going home with a nasty taste in their mouths. Al Himmer and Erik Kirschbaum blogged ...  Full Article | Comments [7] 

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Too much, too young for Olympic gymnasts?

The more I watch the women's gymnastics competitions the more I'm torn between amazement at the athleticism on display and horror at what can seem at times like cruel and unusual punishment. Most elite ...  Full Article | Comments [2]