Article: The Western media is too critical, says angry China

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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