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China Gets Torched

China Gets Torched

(Global Pulse: April 10, 2008) China has been haunted by accusations of human rights violations since it won the 2008 Olympics bid. China's TV news put a unique spin on the torch relay, turning a liability dogged by protests into an asset by stoking Chinese nationalism among ethnic Chinese worldwide.

SOURCES: FOX News, ABC News, NBC News, U.S.; BBC, U.K.; Deutsch Welle, Germany; TV5, France; Asia Today, China and World Wide Watch, China.

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