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James Fallows, international correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, had some interesting comments on both the nature of communication, as well as some of the problems that China and the Western world – and the United States in particular – have when dealing with one another. Far from the usual litany of China bashers and apologists, Fallows presented two quite succinct lists of how the West perceives China, and vice versa.

We can only revert to the rarely seen future perfect tense to describe how elated we will have been during after the Games. The Beijing Olympic Committee has even posted a poll of what the top ten stories from the Olympics will have been. This is perfect to me. They are trying to script things...

If you just want to commemorate the success of the Olympic Games, just name it National Olympics Day and don’t try to sweeten the deal. We’ll be fine.

With the Central Government and IOC in Beijing this week to mark the one year countdown before the start of the Olympics, problems are starting to surface concerning a variety of issues over the events, and in particular the 'soft' issues that are so important in making a success of the Games.

James Fallows surveyed Internet users throughout China to confirm that China is now blocking the New York Times. Fallows discusses reasons why China might be doing this and how it will backfire.

Chinese Olympic organizers acknowledged Tuesday they were struggling to handle an unforeseen and baffling problem inside Summer Games venues and at the showpiece Olympic Park.

Not enough people.

James Fallows discusses the dangers of China's investment in US treasury notes and other holdings.

BEIJING - Remain calm, don’t fight back and try to send a text message to the police.

That’s how Chinese police have advised people to respond if captured by terrorists during next month’s Olympic Games, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday.

The new “anti-terrorism manual” is the latest in a string of warnings issued by an increasingly jittery Chinese government in the run-up to the Aug. 8-24 Olympics. In addition to worries over foreign terrorist plots, Beijing is also concerned about political protests from domestic critics.

Even after the Olympic games are over, Beijing will reap rewards from having hosted the games.