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Latest update: 18/08/2008
- Angela Merkel - boycotts - China - diplomacy - Gordon Brown - Lech Kaczynski - Nicolas Sarkozy - Olympic Games
Olympics: Beijing divides the West
Attending, or not attending, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is a strong political statement. While Angela Merkel and Gordon Brown opted not to make the trip, can we speak of a boycott? And what will it mean after the Games?














