Since winning the 2008 Olympic bid, Beijing has tried to keep China's politics separate from China's Olympics. But that strategy has largely failed, with China's links to the Darfur genocide angering protesters across the world. US film director Steven Spielberg has now withdrawn as an artistic adviser for the 2008 Olympic Games.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 8:00:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34344/lost-boy-lomong-to-carry-us-flag-at-olympics.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFormer Darfur "Lost Boy" refugee Lopez Lomong, who became a US citizen one year ago, has been chosen to carry the Stars & Stripes at tomorrow's opening ceremony of the Olympics. "This is the most exciting day of my life," Lomong, 23, told the Boston Globe . "The American flag means everything." The 1,500-meter runner spent a decade in a Kenyan refugee camp before coming to America.http://www.newser.com/story/34344/lost-boy-lomong-to-carry-us-flag-at-olympics.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 07 Aug 2008 1:52:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34276/china-revokes-visa-of-olympian-darfur-activist.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHours before he was due to leave for Beijing today, US gold-medalist and Darfur activist Joey Cheek got a call from Chinese authorities revoking his visa, the Boston Globe reports. A retired speedskater, Cheek is the founder of Team Darfur, a global group of athletes devoted to bringing peace to the area of Sudan torn by violence. He was headed to China as a human rights activist.http://www.newser.com/story/34276/china-revokes-visa-of-olympian-darfur-activist.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 06 Aug 2008 7:17:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32807/chinas-new-artist-policy-could-ban-spielberg.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSteven Spielberg or his films could be banned from China under the new rules barring artists seen as a threat to national sovereignty, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Spielberg rankled Chinese leadership when he publicly withdrew from an artistic advisory board for the Beijing Olympics in protest of the nation’s trade arrangements with Sudan.http://www.newser.com/story/32807/chinas-new-artist-policy-could-ban-spielberg.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Jul 2008 16:27:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27564/us-must-seize-chance-to-make-impact-on-darfur.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe US will take over as president of the UN Security Council next month, and, in the Wall Street Journal, Mia Farrow and Nancy Soderberg say that ending the Darfur genocide should be a key goal during its term. Sudan is denying entry to all non-African UN peacekeepers, the actress and the ex-ambassador explain, so the US must coordinate support and training.http://www.newser.com/story/27564/us-must-seize-chance-to-make-impact-on-darfur.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 15 May 2008 7:54:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26218/mia-farrow-quizzed-at-hong-kong-airport.html?refid=rss_all_defaultActivist actress Mia Farrow was allowed into Hong Kong today after authorities questioned her and told her not to disrupt tomorrow's Olympic torch relay, AP reports. Farrow is an outspoken critic of China's policy on Darfur and plans a speech tomorrow night on the issue. Several activists have been barred from the former colony in recent days, and Farrow's visit was seen as another test of the city's freedoms.http://www.newser.com/story/26218/mia-farrow-quizzed-at-hong-kong-airport.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 3:35:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24568/europeans-cite-china-as-top-stability-threat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEuropeans see China as the biggest threat to world stability, a new poll says. In the wake of the Tibet crackdown, 35% of Europeans labeled China a bigger threat than any other state, reports the Financial Times . “The story of the last five years has been about economic opportunities," said one expert. "The story of the last six months has been about China as a threat in Darfur and in Tibet."http://www.newser.com/story/24568/europeans-cite-china-as-top-stability-threat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 15 Apr 2008 11:37:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24325/4-months-to-go-is-china-ready-for-spotlight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe last-minute drama brewing in the runup to this summer's Olympic Games is of a more global and more personal nature than the infrastructure issues of Olympics past—and Chinese leaders are bristling under the scrutiny, the Chicago Tribune reports. But pride in the country's hosting gig remains strong, even among the impoverished workers who could never afford a ticket.http://www.newser.com/story/24325/4-months-to-go-is-china-ready-for-spotlight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 13 Apr 2008 7:57:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23746/clinton-to-bush-skip-olympics.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHillary Clinton urged President Bush today to skip the Beijing Olympics over China's role in the Darfur genocide and violence in Tibet, Politico reports. She joined ranks with Nancy Pelosi in calling for Bush to protest Beijing's human rights record "absent major changes by the Chinese government," Clinton said in a statement.http://www.newser.com/story/23746/clinton-to-bush-skip-olympics.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Apr 2008 18:23:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23733/torch-protesters-climb-golden-gate-bridge.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith the Olympic torch due to reach San Francisco tomorrow, protesters climbed the Golden Gate Bridge today to unfurl banners reading “One World, One Dream" and "Free Tibet 08.” The climbers, members of Students for a Free Tibet, were arrested after they rappelled down the bridge’s south tower, leaving the sign aloft, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.http://www.newser.com/story/23733/torch-protesters-climb-golden-gate-bridge.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Apr 2008 16:11:30 CDT