China in the headlines – 25 June 2008

In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:

SHANGHAI BANS TROUBLEMAKERS LEAVING ICTY DURING OLYMPICS
Guardian – China's financial hub of Shanghai has sent notices to dissidents, petitioners and other "controlled" people banning them leaving the city during the Olympics to ensure security, a rights group said …

FOR CHINA'S OLYMPIC GUESTS, A NOT-SO-WARM WELCOME
Christian Science Monitor – "Beijing Welcomes the World." That slogan is everywhere nowadays in the Chinese capital. But as the Games draw near, the eight-tooth smile that Olympic hostesses have been taught is beginning to look a little strained …

WANT ACCESS? GO EASY ON CHINA
The National – In 2004, a manuscript on China's Xinjiang region somehow fell into the hands of unknown Chinese. The book was quickly translated into Chinese - complete with the editor's marginalia - and copies were soon making the rounds of government offices in Beijing …

TIGHT SECURITY IN WESTERN CHINA
Radio Free Asia – Tibetans called again for the return of their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in western China, amid a tight security clampdown as the Olympic torch passed through the restive region on its way to start the Games in Beijing …

VIDEO WEBSITE LICENSE FOR 247 SITES BIG THREE LEFT IN THE COLD
Danwei Blog – SARFT has published a list of 247 organizations that are "approved to host Internet audio-visual programs" in China …

GETTING THIS OFF MY CHEST ABOUT THE OLYMPICS
The Altantic James Fallows' Blog – This is very long, but for-the-record: First, a reminder: I think that it will be best for China, the world, the athletes, the spectators, and the Olympic Movement itself if the Beijing games come off as a big success.

SETTING THEM FREE. MAYBE.
The Opposite End of China Blog – This will undoubtedly not be the end of the long legal journey for Uyghurs being held without reason in Guantanamo Bay, but it's a step in the right direction. From the NY Times …

BEIJING OLYMPIC MEDIA CENTER HOTEL OFFERS CASH FOR COVERAGE
Reuters – The hotel hosting the official non-accredited media center for August's Beijing Olympics is offering cash to reporters in return for positive media coverage …