Spielberg mocked in China over Olympic pullout
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Hollywood film-maker Steven Spielberg has been ridiculed in the Chinese media and on the Internet for living in a "sci-fi" dreamworld over his decision to sever ties with the Beijing Olympics.
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BEIJING, Jan. 10 -- China on Thursday rejected any attempts to connect humanitarian concerns about Darfur to the upcoming Beijing Olympics, saying they come from people unwilling to view objectively China's role in that embattled region of Sudan.
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China's state media hit out at a US report on Beijing's military build-up, calling it misleading and insulting.
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LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON  - Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg withdrew on Tuesday as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing over China's policy on the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
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US film maker Steven Spielberg Tuesday abandoned his role in the Beijing Olympics, as a host of prominent figures accused China of not doing enough to press its ally Sudan to end devastating violence in Darfur.
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BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - China rang in its new year with howls of public outrage when film star Zhang Ziyi was accused of lip-synching her way through a gala holiday performance.
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Film director Steven Spielberg,  artistic advisor to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sent a letter to  China's president on Thursday urging Beijing to press ally  Sudan to accept peacekeepers in war-torn Darfur.
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Steven Spielberg is getting ready for his next close encounter.
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Protesters gather in Beijing claiming they have been illegally evicted, beaten and had their homes demolished as China prepares to host the Olympic games
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The world will be watching China closely as it gears up to host the Olympics this year. So will U.S. lawmakers, who hope to use the attention generated by the summer games to highlight their complaints about China's government.
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WASHINGTON - Chinaâs embassy in Washington sowed confusion on Monday about an election-eve attack on President George W. Bushâs policies that raised questions about whether Beijing was trying to gain favor with Democrat John Kerry.
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China is blaming activists with "ulterior motives" for linking the Beijing Olympics to the nation's involvement in Sudan, with top officials saying they shared concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
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CHINA intends to make Olympic history by staging part of the 2008 Beijing Games outside its own territory. Top officials have suggested sending Olympians three hours by plane from the Olympic village on the
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A top Chinese state newspaper has  lambasted Hollywood director Steven Spielberg for quitting the  Beijing Olympic Games over Darfur, saying "childish" vanity  politics lies behind Western criticism of Beijing policy.
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Steven Spielberg is ending his involvement as an artistic adviser for the Beijing Olympics.
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Cites Chinese involvement in Sudanese 'crimes against humanity' Steven Spielberg has quit as advisor to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics in protest at the Chinese regime's backing of the Sudanese government, the Los Angeles Times reports.â¦
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A British Olympian risked sparking controversy on Tuesday by calling on China to do more to end the ongoing conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, amid a row over attempts by the British Olympic Association to gag its athletes.