Let's face it, Westerners are "green" with envy and jealousy that China's Beijing Olympics torch bearers, in defiance and challenged by the relentless Western "bad-mouthing" and attempts to derail their solemn quest to bring forth the Olympics torch all the way to the top of the Himalayas, on Chinese territory, using its own national climbers, consisting of a team of 19 described as follows, have made it:
"the 19 climbers fall into starters and backup group, with 12 and 7 in each.
The starters, headed by Nima Ciren, principal of the Lhasa Mountaineering Guide School, include 8 ethnic Tibetans, 3 Han Chinese and one from ethnic Tu. "
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/07/content_8124083.htm
More report of the ascent from Sina.com:
http://english.sina.com/sports/p/1/2008/0507/157552.html
The torch flame relay up to the Himalayas peak was televised live in Chinese TV, but was "blacked out" in the WEST, and you can guess why !
Here's the small "spin" from the New York Times using an expurgated version of an Associated Press wire report, minimalizing the Chinese mountaineer torch ascent to the peak of Qomolangma; you be the judge and compare how the WEST, such as the New York Times spun the story (through its AP wires) and how the rest of the non-WEST spun the story :
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Olympic-Torch.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Compare the actual AP wire report filed by Anita Chang, published in the Washington Post, relative to the biased anti-China New York Times and its "white ole boys."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/07/AR2008050703423.html?hpid=moreheadlines
For a background on New Zealander Sir Edmund Hilary and his first ascent to the Himalayas with his Sherpa guide,Tenzing Norgay, wiki his story from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary
What does this signify to you good folks reading the symbolism of this Oomolangma peak climb by China's climbers bearing the Olympics torch !
"The Dragon awakes."
Ju Long Jue Xing 巨龙觉醒 !
