August 1, 2008 | Commentary
Peter Carroll on the Olympics and China
By Brendan Cosgrove
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The opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing mark the beginning of competition in the first games to be held in an authoritarian country since the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union. Peter Carroll is an associate professor of history at Northwestern University and says the games are extremely important to the Chinese government…
Brendan Cosgrove is the broadcast associate/web content producer for Northwestern News Contact him at b-cosgrove@northwestern.edu
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