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The Impact of the Olympics: Daniel Lynch
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Click on the play button above to see Dan Lynch’s presentation at the Beijing Olympics conference.
Prof. Lynch discussed the presentations of Xu Xin, Jeff Wasserstrom, and Shen Dingli. He marked the distinction China’s government makes between international and global realms, stressing that in electing to embrace the former and not the latter, China’s authorities are denying the existence of truly universal values. Instead, they push for tolerance of differences among nations, arguing that harmonious interaction is still possible and desirable. Lynch also noted that it is extraordinarily difficult to use big events such as the Olympics to convey set images of a country. Once dispatched, images can be picked up and used by others in various ways.
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