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Interview with Sinologist: China’s Olympic Dreams


I don’t think that the Olympic Games

I don’t think that the Olympic Games live up to what they used to be in

live up to what they used to be in

live up to what they used to be in ancient Greece people who ran for the

ancient Greece people who ran for the

ancient Greece people who ran for the Olympic Games are naked and that means

Olympic Games are naked and that means

Olympic Games are naked and that means there was no nationalism there were no

there was no nationalism there were no

there was no nationalism there were no sponsors it was the idea of the human

sponsors it was the idea of the human

sponsors it was the idea of the human being and what the human being could do

being and what the human being could do

being and what the human being could do the Olympics now are nothing like that

the Olympics now are nothing like that

the Olympics now are nothing like that it’s always the opportunity for the

it’s always the opportunity for the

it’s always the opportunity for the organising country to show its strength

organising country to show its strength

organising country to show its strength to show how able it is always a show of

to show how able it is always a show of

to show how able it is always a show of nationalism in all the countries which

nationalism in all the countries which

nationalism in all the countries which country has the most medals and the huge

country has the most medals and the huge

country has the most medals and the huge commercial interests that are in the

commercial interests that are in the

commercial interests that are in the Olympic Games sinologist jean-philippe

Olympic Games sinologist jean-philippe

Olympic Games sinologist jean-philippe Asia feels the Olympic dream is flawed

Asia feels the Olympic dream is flawed

Asia feels the Olympic dream is flawed and politics have to do with it i’m your

and politics have to do with it i’m your

and politics have to do with it i’m your host layla and on behalf of watchmojo

host layla and on behalf of watchmojo

host layla and on behalf of watchmojo calm I took the opportunity to ask this

calm I took the opportunity to ask this

calm I took the opportunity to ask this research director for France in Hong

research director for France in Hong

research director for France in Hong Kong his thoughts on asking Olympians to

Kong his thoughts on asking Olympians to

Kong his thoughts on asking Olympians to boycott the games it’s very difficult to

boycott the games it’s very difficult to

boycott the games it’s very difficult to say I’m not an athlete and I know that

say I’m not an athlete and I know that

say I’m not an athlete and I know that athletes usually get ready for eight or

athletes usually get ready for eight or

athletes usually get ready for eight or ten years in order to take part in the

ten years in order to take part in the

ten years in order to take part in the Olympics besides I’m not sure by cutting

Olympics besides I’m not sure by cutting

Olympics besides I’m not sure by cutting the games is necessarily the right

the games is necessarily the right

the games is necessarily the right solution I think actually no one is

solution I think actually no one is

solution I think actually no one is asking for a boycott of the games the

asking for a boycott of the games the

asking for a boycott of the games the Chinese government made the Olympic

Chinese government made the Olympic

Chinese government made the Olympic Games political an opportunity to show

Games political an opportunity to show

Games political an opportunity to show that they are the modern country that

that they are the modern country that

that they are the modern country that they have been able to lead China to

they have been able to lead China to

they have been able to lead China to becoming a strong country so the message

becoming a strong country so the message

becoming a strong country so the message is through the world and to the Chinese

is through the world and to the Chinese

is through the world and to the Chinese people so it’s a way to reinforce its

people so it’s a way to reinforce its

people so it’s a way to reinforce its legitimacy and for that they invited the

legitimacy and for that they invited the

legitimacy and for that they invited the leaders of the world to come to the

leaders of the world to come to the

leaders of the world to come to the opening ceremony if it’s a question of

opening ceremony if it’s a question of

opening ceremony if it’s a question of sports what do the heads of state do

sports what do the heads of state do

sports what do the heads of state do there either you’re against the

there either you’re against the

there either you’re against the politicization of the games and you

politicization of the games and you

politicization of the games and you don’t invite the head of state if you

don’t invite the head of state if you

don’t invite the head of state if you have invited the heads of state and

have invited the heads of state and

have invited the heads of state and use this to show that you are such a

use this to show that you are such a

use this to show that you are such a strong country you must be ready for the

strong country you must be ready for the

strong country you must be ready for the consequences a strong country is usually

consequences a strong country is usually

consequences a strong country is usually criticized Americans know that when an

criticized Americans know that when an

criticized Americans know that when an American president goes abroad he has to

American president goes abroad he has to

American president goes abroad he has to face hostile demonstrations he’s used to

face hostile demonstrations he’s used to

face hostile demonstrations he’s used to that for the first time the Chinese

that for the first time the Chinese

that for the first time the Chinese during the olympic torch relay thought

during the olympic torch relay thought

during the olympic torch relay thought that they would be admired by the whole

that they would be admired by the whole

that they would be admired by the whole world and they had to face criticism by

world and they had to face criticism by

world and they had to face criticism by world opinion they have to get used to

world opinion they have to get used to

world opinion they have to get used to do to become a great power people in the

do to become a great power people in the

do to become a great power people in the whole world know that there are problems

whole world know that there are problems

whole world know that there are problems with Tibetans in China and there are

with Tibetans in China and there are

with Tibetans in China and there are human rights problems in China this has

human rights problems in China this has

human rights problems in China this has been helped by the torch relay this is

been helped by the torch relay this is

been helped by the torch relay this is not what the Chinese leaders thought but

not what the Chinese leaders thought but

not what the Chinese leaders thought but this is the one of the result which is a

this is the one of the result which is a

this is the one of the result which is a positive result

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