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China's Olympic Promise
As the Games approach, award-winning journalist John Sweeney travels across China to discover whether foreign journalists are being allowed to report freely.
As the Beijing Games approach, award-winning journalist John Sweeney travels across China to discover whether the Communist Party has kept its promise to allow foreign journalists to report freely in the run-up to the Olympics.
Sweeney has no problems meeting the beneficiaries of China's economic boom, but what will happen when he ventures into darker territory and seeks out those campaigning for democracy and human rights? He crosses through China, following the Olympic torch on what the authorities claim is 'the journey of harmony'.
Last on
Sun 10 Aug 2008
20:30
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Jeremy Vine |
Presenter | John Sweeney |
Broadcasts
- Mon 4 Aug 2008 20:30
- Thu 7 Aug 2008 04:30
- Fri 8 Aug 2008 01:40
- Sun 10 Aug 2008 20:30
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