Olympic Pressure on China

Since Beijing won the bid to host the games in 2001, however, critics have raised concerns over China’s poor record on issues ranging from human rights to the environment. Some activists call for boycotts, while others have gone so far as to dub the 2008 Games the “Genocide Olympics”

China rejects U.S. criticism on religion

Beijing accused a U.S. advisory panel on Tuesday of taking “potshots” at China in a report that accuses the government of imprisoning and torturing people for practicing their religion.