China Forum

When the International Olympics Committee awarded the right to Beijing to host  the Games in 2008 some seven years ago, China promised to run a green Olympic, to improve human rights, and to increase press freedom. China hopes that the event will help to showcase its economic progress, but attention has now been focused on China’s human rights record and its ability to run an environmentally clean sporting event. In view of expected protests and demonstrations leading up to the Games, China’s security apparatus has been put on full alert before the watchful eyes of the world.

You are invite to attend a China Forum on ‘The Beijing Olympic Games: The Environment, Human Rights, and Security’, at Durham University on Monday, May 12, 2008 in the Al-Qasimi Building, Room 201. The forum discusses these and other issues, and tries to chart some possible implications for the world of sports, the London Olympics, and mega events that  might attract the attention of NGOs and protest groups. For inquiries, please contact Gerald Chan at gerald.chan@durham.ac.uk.