Showing posts with label Thomas Barnett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thomas Barnett. Show all posts

Thursday, February 21, 2008

USA Athletes to bring their own food to China

And they won't be staying at Beijing Olympic Park either: "... The United States Olympic Committee, which will have more than 600 people in its delegation, is planning to transport its own produce because of fears about public health and food standards in China.

The athletes will eat their three daily meals at their training camp at a local university, which is outside the official confines of the Olympic Park. ..." [Link]

I read a prediction by Thomas Barnett; author of The Pentagon's New Map, regarding the public relations result of the 2008 Olympics for China. Unfortunately I have to quote him from memory since I can't find it on his blog: China will win the most gold medals. The logistics and overall process will go smoothly but the Chinese will consider the Olympics a failure because the world will be talking about the dirty air, the squalor and Dafur.

The photo above came from Klieg's photostream at Flickr.com. It is entitled: Qian Ye Restaurant: The Chicken lost. The photo was taken in a restaurant in Beijing, China. Here is a direct link to the photo: [Link]