The first two paragraphs of this , Daily Mail piece astonished me: "... British Olympic chiefs are to force athletes to sign a contract promising not to speak out about China's appalling human rights record – or face being banned from travelling to Beijing. The move – which raises the spectre of the order given to the England football team to give a Nazi salute in Berlin in 1938 – immediately provoked a storm of protest. ..."
My take: Is the Chinese government’s hold on power so anemic or tenuous that public criticism by individual athletes could perhaps inspire the population to reevaluate its current form of government?
So, where does Prince Charles fit in? He is simply going to use his free speech and not support or attend the 2008 Beijing Olympic games.
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