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	CHINA JEALOUS OF HOLLYWOOD'S PANDA SUCCESS Jul 8 2008
	The box-office popularity of Kung Fu Panda in China, where it has earned $20 million (more)
	OLYMPICS MEDIA BATTLE CHINA SYNDROME Jun 17 2008
	Following numerous reports that China has imposed restrictions on foreign news media that will impede (more)

BEIJING CRACKS DOWN ON JOURNALISTS
Monday, July 28 2008

Chinese police on Friday attempted to prevent television news cameramen in Beijing from photographing a mini-riot that occurred among 30,000 people who had lined up to buy tickets for Olympics events. The Asian edition of the Wall Street Journal observed, "Beijing's struggle to deal with foreign journalists covering the Olympics reached a new low Friday, when several accredited reporters were assaulted or detained by police." A Hong Kong television station said that two of its reporters were jailed and that police asked the pair to delete their footage of the melee.

CHINA RELENTS; TO ALLOW LIVE COVERAGE OUTSIDE OLYMPIC VENUES
Thursday, July 10 2008
The International Olympic Committee indicated today (Thursday) that Chinese organizers have lifted restrictions that appeared to bar unauthorized live broadcasts from around Beijing and co-host cities. Some restrictions remained, however. Live broadcasts from Tiananmen Square, for example, will only be permitted between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Some observers expect that the square -- the site of bloody anti-government protests in 1989 -- could be used by Chinese dissidents to protest (more)

NOT ALL CAMERAS WILL BE MANNED DURING OLYMPICS
Tuesday, July 8 2008
A British company which specializes in the manufacture and sale of remote camera systems and support systems for broadcasters said Monday that it is installing more than 200 high-definition camera systems for coverage of the Beijing Olympics. Shepperton-based Camera Corps said that it is fulfilling terms of a contract with Beijing Olympics Broadcasting, the Games' host broadcaster. It also is shipping 18 motorized tracking camera systems, remote camera heads, camera cranes, underwater cameras, archery target (more)