The image shows players Argentina's team smiling broadly as they pull back the skin on the side of their eyes, in a crude impersonation of Chinese people.

Days before the 2008 Olympic Games, a foreigner in Beijing holds up a sign: Please give me a hug. Uncertain and unsure, most Chinese passing by avoid her. On the internet, some say it is culture difference, others just want a chance to hug a hot foreigner.

Chinese government will provide 100,000 free condoms for the athletes in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Village. Chinese online speculate how they will be used...

Nothing like a little act of hostility moments before a worldwide gesture of cooperation and friendliness (Olympics). Thanks, George. We gotta love ya! How about just sitting back, relaxing and enjoying the games instead???

Beijing's recently announced that they'll allow protests that don't harm national, social and collective interests. I've just got one question - what's that leave to protest about? If history is anything to learn from, protesters should be wary as what is allowed now could land you in a cold dark place come the closing ceremonies.