Paris protests force cancellation of torch relay
Protesters during the Paris Olympic torch relay caused the cancellation of the last third which would pass some of Paris’ most famous landmarks, and one third of the 80 athletes and VIPs could not carry on the torch relay as planned. The Chinese officials had to take the torch into the bus in order to protect it.
Thousands of protesters slowed down the relay demonstrating impassioned displays of anger over China’s human rights record, its control of Tibet and support for Sudan despite years of bloodshed in Darfur. Chinese officials and the IOC criticized the behavior strongly.
I don’t understand why French people are doing this. I used to think France is beautiful country, and French people are friendly and peace-loving. But I think they are not alone, many people in the western countries hold bias towards China, believing we have no human rights, and we are trying to contrl Tibet from its “freedom”. I think media and education plays an important role in this. I really hope the western media can report things as they are and do not judge things according to their way of thinking. And I believe the majority of people around the world still hold good wishes of the Beijing Olympics.