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| 2009/10/1-8 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/China] UID:53418 Activity:kinda low |
9/30 China October 1st national day parade:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091001/wl_nm/us_china_anniversary
"The soldiers goose-stepping past Tiananmen Square at exactly 116
steps a minute carried the message that this Party knows how to run a
show -- and a huge, restive country."
1. What's the significance of the speed 116/min ?
2. It's not hard to do. For each unit of soldires, desinate one in the
front row of the unit as the leader. Make him carry a small
one-way radio in his pocket (no need for earpiece) which listens to
a central broadcast. At the broadcasting station, just put the
microphone next to a cheap metronome that music students use, and
set it to 116. Since all spectators are banned anyway, no one that
would leak the secret would be close enough to hear the ticks.
\_ you're an idiot.
\_ How so? It's not like they didn't fake the fireworks on TV
(http://www.csua.org/u/m1v or pull a Milli-Vanilli
(http://www.csua.org/u/m3n during the Olympics or anything.
\_ Maybe they should have done 118, 188, or 888 beats a minute.
It's more auspicious for the Communist Party. |
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| news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091001/wl_nm/us_china_anniversary A banquet is held to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Reuters - A banquet is held to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China ... By Ben Blanchard and Lucy Hornby Ben Blanchard And Lucy Hornby - Thu Oct 1, 7:42 am ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism. Tiananmen Square in central Beijing became a high-tech stage to celebrate the birth of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, with the Communist Party leadership and guests watching a meticulously disciplined show of national confidence. Celebrations began in the morning with troops firing cannons and raising the red national flag while President Hu Jintao, wearing a slate grey "Mao" suit, looked on from the Gate of Heavenly Peace over the Square. Hu descended to Beijing's main thoroughfare and inspected rows of troops, riding past them in a black limousine and bellowing repeatedly, "Hello comrades, hard-working comrades!" "From here it was that Chairman Mao solemnly announced the founding of the People's Republic of China, and from then the Chinese people stood up," Hu told the guests and troops. "Today a socialist China embracing modernization, embracing the world and embracing the future stands lofty and firm." The two-hour parade of 8,000 soldiers, tanks and missiles, 60 elaborate floats and 100,000 well-drilled civilians was a proud moment for many Chinese citizens, watching the spectacle across the country on television. Later in the evening, Tiananmen Square will be lit up with a huge fireworks display. You can see we are getting stronger and stronger as a nation," said Qiu Chengjie, a 25-year-old businessman from southern Guangdong province. The government also wanted the day of extraordinary spectacle and security to make the case that its formula of strict one-party control and rapid growth remains the right one for hauling the world's third-biggest economy into prosperity. China has enjoyed growing economic and diplomatic sway in the wake of the global financial crisis, but its leaders remain nervous about their grip on power and international standing. The surprises of the last six decades -- including upheavals like the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution -- have not deterred an army of pundits from trying to peer into China's future, making forecasts not just a few years ahead, but decades. "China is poised to have more impact on the world over the next 20 years than any other country," the US National Intelligence Council's "Global Trends 2025" report said. The soldiers goose-stepping past at exactly 116 steps a minute carried the theme that the Party knows how to run a show -- and a huge country. "This was for the leaders, for them to show they're in command, so everything was completely controlled," Zhang Ming, a historian at Renmin University in Beijing, told Reuters. "Ordinary people will feel excited and proud, but in the end the public was not a part of this. This was for the leadership to show them and the world they are fully in charge." MILITARY MUSCLE Beijing also brandished its military muscle, with a flyover and show of weapons, including rows of what state TV said were Dongfeng 31 missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads more than 10,000 km (5,400 miles). China is spending billions of dollars modernizing its 23 million strong military to make it more high-tech and flexible. Two sources with ties to the People's Liberation Army have told Reuters that China aims to cut its army by 700,000 over two to three years while boosting the navy and air force. But the overwhelming security controls highlighted a central paradox of present-day China. The government claims it has never been stronger and closer to its people, yet appears afraid of even small incidents that could tarnish its authority. Even as the displays celebrated the People's Republic, security cordons prevented residents from seeing the parade, with central Beijing emptied of all passers-by. said Wang Chenggong, a migrant worker from rural central Henan province trying to watch a TV near a crowded streetside stall. Residents on the parade route were banned from peeking out their windows. a policeman yelled through a bullhorn at a crowd gathering miles from the square. After the military parade, floats lauding China's history, achievements and regions passed by. one showing China's space programme with a lunar orbiter; and an Olympic Games display with a model of the Bird's Nest stadium. China is a country of yawning social contradictions, with hundreds of millions of farming families living in dirt-poor hardship despite the rapid economic growth, and restive ethnic minorities in the western Tibet and Xinjiang regions. Today these disparities were dissolved in the displays of material abundance, ethnic unity and political control. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. |
| www.csua.org/u/m1v -> sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Some-Opening-Ceremony-fireworks-were-faked?urn=oly,99745 some of the fireworks which appeared over Beijing during the television broadcast of the Olympic Opening Ceremony were actually computer generated. But -- hold on -- it's not necessarily as bad as you think. The faked fireworks were actually set-off at the stadium, but because of potential dangers in filming the display live from a helicopter, viewers at home were shown a pre-recorded, computer-generated shot. It sounds dishonest, but I'm not sure it's such a terrible thing. The Opening Ceremony is, at its core, just one big performance. And isn't it accepted that some things might not be legit at a performance? The final torch bearer wasn't actually running around the top of the stadium, does the fact that everyone could figure that out make it any less impressive? It might have been unnecessarily deceptive, but the firework-faking isn't really that big of a deal. Report Abuse * 4 "Thank you, number three, for you saying that! People say that because they're lacking in something and they need to say things about others to make themselves feel better. Report Abuse * 7 "We knew that dude wasn't actually running along the edge of the bird's nest but we did not know the fireworks were not all real. Its just so cheezy and typecial of the Chinese government. I just came back to the States after a year there and let me tell you guys, that money could've been put to way better use feeding people and cleaning up other cities other than the one which will host a bunch of foreigners for 2 weeks. No other country can put on such a show because most representative governments cannot in good conscience budget hundreds of millions of dollars for a 2 hour spectacle. While the show was awesome, I couldn't help but think of the many sad sights I saw during my year in China and how many meals that money couldve bought considering you can fill yourself for roughly 50 cents if you wanted to there." Report Abuse * 10 "I think the term should be simulated and not faked. But whether simulated or faked, the fireworks were fantastic and China deserves our admiration. As a matter of fact the whole show was awesome, the best I have seen so far. Report Abuse * 15 "The opening ceremony was a memorable one esp towards the end. "Faked", simulated, digitally enhanced, or whatever, it was a good performance. If anyone of u feel unjustified for any reasons, did u complained when u watch Star Wars the trilogy, or Batman: the Dark Knight? The tone of your article insinuate that the Chinese cheated everyone! It's their show, it's their money to spend, it's their territory, it's their prerogative! I suppose most people who blogged on this fireworks issue also watched movies like The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Batman, Spiderman, even those animated Walt Disney ones and the like. But why did you still bother spending time and money to watch them? Report Abuse * 20 "I heard that they weren't fireworks at all, but actually canisters of flourescent lead based paint. Oh China, ever resourceful, now act like the world leader you want to be and get your hands out of Darfur." Report Abuse * 24 "It's sad that as good a performance as it was, some journalist wants to nit pick about small, inconsequential things in order to make it seem as though it wasn't as spectacular as most individuals perceived it to be." Buy Sports Merchandise Olympic, Olympiad, the Olympic rings, Faster Higher Stronger, Citius Altius Fortius, Beijing 2008 and related marks are owned by the International Olympics Committee, the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, or their related entities. This site and this service are neither endorsed by nor affiliated with any of these entities. |
| www.csua.org/u/m3n -> sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/The-Chinese-pulled-a-Milli-Vanilli-during-the-Op?urn=oly,100162 "This was a last-minute question, a choice we had to make," the ceremony's musical designer, Chen Qigang, said. "Our rehearsals had already been vetted several times - they were all very strict. When we had the dress rehearsals, there were spectators from various divisions, including above all a member of the politburo who gave us his verdict: we had to make the swap." A "grueling competition" had been waged to choose the performer, but at the last minute the "swap" was made because the seven year old girl simply did not portray the image that the Chinese wanted to convey to the world, she had buck teeth according to the story. I can't tell you how bad I feel for Yang Peiyi (right), the name of the seven year-old, and her family because she was unable to proudfully claim her rightful place in Olympic history. This is now the second report to dispute what we thought was presented to us during the Opening Ceremony. Report Abuse * 2 "- I can't tell you how bad I feel for Yang Peiyi Perhaps being since people are good enough to dig this out, people can seek the girl out for an interview? I can pretty much tell you the girl will receive enough fame that she does not need you to feel bad for her. I am sure you will say something else if Helicopers crashed just for you to see the real time fireworks(which was shot). Are we actually holding the Olympics in the same city that killed so many protestors just a short time ago? The regime hasn't changed and the names are still the same. The Chinese even found a way to kill an American already while pointing the finger away from their "extremely tight" security. the visual result is planned and delivered to appeal to the audience! Next you will be complaining that Harrison Ford did not really jump across the 50 meter canyon! or that Tom Cruise did not really run across the building tops in Shanghai! Did li Ning really run around the upper perimiter of the Olympic Stadium? The only genuine criteria for the olympics is that athletes must perform to a strict set of Olympic standards; the showmanship in the entertainment is 'created' according to entertainment guidlines, completely at the discretion of the director. Report Abuse * 10 "Not that I would ever feel sorry for him, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Chinese stabber/murderer was thrown from the Tower by Chinese Government officials, instead of committed suicide as reported. It would be less "troublesome" for the Chinese Government to end it quickly, instead of having a long drawn out trial where the perpetrator could speak out his grievances." Why does Yahoo insist on making such a "do" about this stuff? I think it's really funny that l these "hard hitting exposes" about the Opening Ceremony keep coming from a London paper. And no, she was not the "unquestioned star" - I had completely forgotten about that part of the ceremony until now. Report Abuse * 13 "The writer " Nick Friedell " doesn't have a brain to figure out what is right or what is wrong . Even those who write comments have strong analytical skill compared to the write . Report Abuse * 15 "The writer " Nick Friedell " doesn't have a brain to figure out what is right or what is wrong . Even those who write comments have strong analytical skill compared to the writer . I guess your bloggers must have duped plenty of ignorant ppl into thinking unfavourable things about the Beijing 2008 games. I just wonder how such an ignorant fool can pass for a journalist. Report Abuse * 19 "I actually could care less about who is getting substituted for who or waht fireworks are fake or if the gymnists are underage watching their medals get taken away. You seem to be knowledgeable about the high-technology wires. One scene of performers at the Olympics showed them on the huge globe in the center of the Bird's Nest. Some were standing on the equator, their bodies horizontal. Others were standing on the South Pole, their bodies upside down. Seems like because of the length of time they were standing, they would need more than wires. Buy Sports Merchandise Olympic, Olympiad, the Olympic rings, Faster Higher Stronger, Citius Altius Fortius, Beijing 2008 and related marks are owned by the International Olympics Committee, the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, or their related entities. This site and this service are neither endorsed by nor affiliated with any of these entities. |