I read this story at TheStar today and I must say, talk about oppression by the Chinese government.  If you haven’t read, or don’t want to read the story, in short, the Chinese government sentenced Yang Chunlin to 5-years in jail for his petition letter, "We want human rights, not the Olympics."  I am feeling quite uneasy about this, I wouldn’t want the Olympics to be in China if this is the case.  I mean, I would want the people of my country to be well off first before I worry about international business.

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