Anti-biased-news, why don't your westerners come to China and find out the truth? Why you are so afraid of our growth and development? We need an objective environment and so do you!

Debbie, China,

Well, All that you guys have said just about Politics.
Olympics has no longer been what it used to be>..

Politics is politics, business is business,sports is sports.
Time and time again ,China gained plenty of harms from Western When it really

tried hard to become a respectable member of world family, just because of its

potential threat to those current "super powers"...

Yes, it is conceded that China still has lots to do and a long
way to go, it is progressing now and more open than before ..

What confuse me a lot is that most westerners like you prefer to get imformation

about China via your native media that may have distorted some facts..

Why not try to go to China and have a new look over China.
It's certain that only your own experiences could change your stereotyped image of
China without any political prejudice.
Contrarily, we Chinese enjoy the way getting diffierent imformation overseas.

At least , I'm definitely free to visit Timesonline!!

Yang bowei, Longyan, P.R.China

There are so many distorted views in these comments about China
That Chinese people cannot access outside news
I have lived in China for 13 years and regularly read UK and US newspapers, either bought in China, or on the internet.
I can also see CNN and the BBC world service on satelite TV

My Chinese friends can also access these documents in the same way as myself. They can also have access to news channels via satelite

Before anyone says that what I am seeing is "doctored", I can assure you by comparison to hard copies bought in the UK the news is identical

So, Chinese people are quite able to read outside news. We can see the same stories as those outside.

Please don't make judgments from heresay evidence. Get the facts

David Shanghai

David Evans, Shanghai,

I never thought peaceful Buddhism could have caused so many unpeaceful crises.

casper, beijing, china

For sale: One ancient Himalayan nation and the oldest sporting event in the world, both slightly tarnished and shopworn, now going for the cheap, cheap price of a few cans of tooth-rotting sugar water.

Shaun Smith, Toronto, Canada

This whole torch relay has turned into a complete stupid farce. There are either embarrassing protests e.g. London and Paris or the relay is moved to a short altered course with so much security no one gets to see it e.g. San Francisco and New Delhi. I hope the Chinese stubbornly keep going with the farce relay because the point is now that they may get to appreciate that Tibet and human rights generally, are issues that matter to people world wide. The Olympic committee will be regretting Beijing 2008 and this torch relay in particular as a PR disaster of epic proportions. Way to go China talk about giving your opponents a beautiful platform to rub your face in it. Lets hope when it gets to Canberra some of the Ozzie coppers just happen to be looking the wrong way when the protestors strike a blow for freedom. I’m tempted to climb a gum tree and have a go at giving the torch a sprinkle with holy water myself.

M.Campbell, Canberra, OZ

I wishyou would pause for thought. In your haste (particularly Garry - 2 s?) you have forgottne how to write English! Anyhoooo, China - to be condemned. the Olympics? scrap them , they're a joke - drug fuelled cheaters, pawns in a game of politics. John Grisham, please wite the book!

neil, madrid,

oh well theyll still be advertising in china

David, Weymouth, Dorset

Big sponsors like Coca-Cola don't want to damage their image linked to freedom, supporting China ! They are not crazy...

Michel Jutharat, Marseille, France

Will competitors be wearing gas masks, Garry?

Tony Brown, Thornton, UK

Ka Yan Tang

I guess you mean the video clips from Tibet? Let me tell you why we havent seen any of these video clips. It is because foreign journalists are banned from entering Tibet.

In case you have forgotten, you cannot get uncensored news in China. All news in China is broadcast through the Chinese government's mouthpieces such as Xinhua, etc.

Fred, Romford, UK

Fred Aye, Romford, UK

Hopefully this will not spread to other sponsors, i can see their point as there is a high possibility of serious injury as China has been bashing Japan for a while now on its no to an apology for war time issues. The religious side from Japan is getting a bit back from the China noise when anyone goes to pay a visit to the war dead. Hopefully the flame will quickly get to Beijing and things will calm as there is no protesting allowed in China unless it is sanctioned by management, and the rules of noise and who to make the noise to are, are agreed. I just hope this is not a precanent for the last days leading to what looks set to be one hell of an olympic event this century. I an not interested as it has just become one big money making commercial circus, run by a heap of world travellers, salesmen and woman waiting for hand outs. Sport is nothing now compared to what it was 30 years ago. Sad, sad, sad. I will be listening to music and generally doing nothing and TV off. Good luck.

Garry ward, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Why aren't we seeing any of these clips in the news? I mean these actual video from tibet is more reliable than some photoshop pictures??

Ka Yan Tang, steinkjer, Norway

A Coca-Cola Truck leading a Communist Olympic Torch. Hey that's a contradiction. Or perhaps not. Did you know that these guys are really in the same game or perhaps you have already guessed that. I hope you are all enjoying the torch relay so far. It really gives everyone a great taste of China. I bet the games in Beijing will be even more scrummy (strictly in the sporting sense of the word).

Colin, Carmarthen, UK