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Article: The Western media is too critical, says angry China
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2008
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BEIJING'S top Olympic official today went to war with the Western
media.
Wang Wei, a senior official in the Beijing organising committee,
launched an angry defence of one-party China, accusing the media of
being "critical" and "digging into small details". He snapped after
being asked about repeated complaints of journalists being harassed
as they try to cover dissent and demonstrations.
Yesterday ITN journalist John Ray was arrested and "roughed up"
as he covered an attempt by Students for a Free Tibet to state their
case outside the main Olympic park.
The British embassy in Beijing complained about his treatment by
the Chinese authorities.
Today Mr Wang launched an angry tirade as he was ...
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