The press conference link is http://en.beijing2008.cn/live/pressconference/mpc/n214573397_2.shtml and here are some of the actual verbatim exchange which the Western News Media "rat packs" and partisans, for Team Tibet-Shangri-la masking as "journalists" cannot distort or spin according to their own biased CB and CD manipulation, read and judge for yourself instead of allowing these be filtered through AP:
Wang Wei (Executive VP- Being Olumpics Organizing Committee)
"I do have some follow up on Giselle's comments. I think about your question. The answer I have that there are so many criticisms in this room. This reflects how biased some of the media are about China, how little the media understand China. The same experience also tested when the torch relay outside China. I think the Olympic Games staged in China provides a good window, good showcasing for the real China. I think the history will show what China is really like, how china advances progressing along a wide path. The history will show how correct the decision the IOC took in 2001 in awarding the Olympic Games to China."
"With regard to the issue in Tibet, people do not know the issue about Tibet. I said before you should ask ordinary people in Beijing, in China or even Tibet. I've been to Tibet twice myself. In Tibet, I would like to say a few words. It's not the obligation of BOCOG but since you raised so many questions about Tibet, I am obliged to say a few things about that. In 1998, I was the Secretary General of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. I went to Tibet to support the education in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. At that point, I think the population in Tibet is something like 2.34 million people and the state sponsored Tibet with the funding like 2.34 million RMB. That's a lot of money. So every Tibetan will get something like 10,000 RMB a year. At the same time, all the provinces in China are encouraged to support Tibet. For Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, there are two cities, and that's Beijing and one Jiangsu Province, one of the largest province. The province and the city are competing against each in supporting Tibet. I have friends in Tibet who generally welcome the reform and opening up policy. Their living standards have been drastically improved. They liked that. I think it's better for you to know something before you come to the conclusion. That's how China is progressing. China is developing. That is why people walk on the streets are so happy, are so optimistic to talk about their own tomorrow."
"The athletes are happy here about their performance, competition, venues and everything they see. But media, somehow, want to write their articles, want to find something to write about. I understand. But you can not do it at the cost of sacrificing the people of the world. Tell the true stories please. Thank you."
AP
"Mr. Wang, about 2 nights ago the new China looked liked the old China. The Associated Press had 2 photographers out trying to photograph a Tibetan protests. They were bundled away, cameras are taken away. They were pushed to the ground, put in the car, taken away, police never identified themselves, were held. Would you explain this kind of behavior? Giselle, you promised a week ago that this would not happen again but it happened again. Your comments please."
Wang Wei"Thank you for your questions. To be accurate, I will do it in Chinese again. Based on the information we obtained from the police. On 21st of August at 00:05 a.m., the National Stadium to its southwest on Beichen Bridge, 6 Tibetans separatist showed the flag of the separatist movement and cried slogans. The people there were indignant and tried to prevent them from doing so. Whether you like it or not, Tibetan separation is not popular in China. The police in order to prevent the aggravation of the situation and any possible injuries to the pedestrians took the 6 separatist to the police station for investigation, 2 were found to be AP journalists. There was no confiscation of the belongings of the journalists. That's the information we obtained from the police."
AP
"The AP photographers were not part of the protests. They were trying to photograph the protest. They were taken away, the camera, the digital recording device was taken away. Nobody identified themselves. They were never identified by who they were. They were not part of the protests. Giselle, your comment on this."
Wang Wei
"As I told you, that's the information I got so far. Thank you."
