The human rights condition in Beijing, China is getting worse as the summer Olympic Game approaches, BBC News reported on July 29, 2008. Beijing re-establishes the use of “re-education through labour”, the control of rights activists and journalists, and the use of random incarceration, according to Amnesty International. China, however, denied all charges.
A spokesperson is pleading to world leaders who will attend the Games to protest against China’s human rights violations. However, Chinese government officials denied the charges. A Chinese spokesperson, Li Jianchao, said that “I hope that Amnesty International can take off the tainted glasses they have been wearing for years and see China in a fair and objective way, and do something more constructive".
The Chinese government is well known for denying human rights charges in the past. Now the Chinese government is saying that government “reforms have improved” the situation in the country and its economic management has enhanced the quality of life for millions of Chinese people. Essentially, what the Chinese government is telling us is that while the West is outsourcing and interfering in its internal affairs, the Chinese government is doing a better job promoting reform and managing its economy to improve the quality of life for Chinese people.
According to my sister, Wendy, who is currently studying in Beijing, the “Chinese news agency” reported that the West is trying to “destroy the Olympic Games for China.” Chinese news agency said the human rights allegation is the “West maneuver to sabotage” the Olympic Games in Beijing, according to Wendy. She also said the Chinese people and her classmates are happy and willing to make any required sacrifices for the Olympic.
As we have discussed in class last week, the news media is bias. Every news agency reports in ways that are desirable. Different countries, on the other hand, report news that is beneficial to their national interest. BBC News reports human rights violation in China, while China defends its human rights policy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7529453.stm
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