Olympics At The Expense Of Poor People

The Chinese government wants to show off by hosting olympics in Beijing this year. China spends billions of dollars to upgrade its facillities to impress the tourists. Meanwhile, millions of Chinese are still below poverty line and many people die of starvation, sickness and extreme poverty everyday.. If the Chinese government were intelligent enough, it would use the billions of dollars to improve the standard of living of the poor people.Unfortunately, the Chinese government is more interested in safeguarding its face.

Meanwhile, China still has got no political freedom. Olympics symbolise freedom, democracy and peace. But when olympics is run by a government that does not respect human rights, it becomes a mockery and a laughing stock