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Bush arrives in Beijing for Olympics amid tension
President Bush is eagerly awaiting the start of the Summer Olympics, making history as the first president to attend this world athletic competition on foreign soil.
But his arrival in Beijing on the eve of the opening of the games came amid an atmosphere of tension with China’s leaders over his high-profile speech in Thailand exhorting the growing world power to grant more freedom to its people.
Bush, first lady Laura Bush and their daughter Barbara came off Air Force One together, where they got a red-carpet greeting from Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and others, and then sped away in a motorcade.
Bush, an avid sports fan, has said he wants to enjoy the Summer Olympics competition, but also will talk to President Hu Jintao about human rights and a host of other bilateral issues.
Before his plane landed here, China’s Foreign Ministry released a terse statement saying that no one should interfere with China’s internal affairs.
— Associated Press
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By Clyde L Harris
August 7, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this
Why does Bush think it is right to critize leaders of a foreign country and then decides he wants to see the Olympics at the same place. He just can’t keep his mouth shut long enough for the Olympics to come and go. His track record on anything is as bad as others.
By TxL
August 7, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this
Because as a fee person it is his RIGHT to do so and as President of the United States it is his DUTY to do so. Remember Reagan and the Berlin wall? That’s how change happens.
By Pee Wey
August 7, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this
Ahh Joe,
You rikey fry rice ?