In today's wrap-up from media outlets and bloggers across the globe:

Nepal authorizes use of deadly force to stop protests of Olympic torch on Everest International Herald Tribune – Nepalese soldiers and police guarding the slopes of Mount Everest are authorized to shoot to stop any protests during China's Olympic torch run to the summit, an official said Sunday…

China’s cheerleaders take to the streets The Independent -– From Manchester to Qingdao, Paris to Xi'an, the world is witnessing an extraordinary display of Chinese nationalism, as expatriates and students take to the streets to express their anger about growing anti-Olympic sentiment and attack what they see as biased Western coverage of last month's crackdown in Tibet…

China's Olympic torch defender speaks out AP – She's been portrayed as the "smiling angel in a wheelchair," just the hero that China needed to rally national pride in the face of the embarrassment suffered over Olympic torch relay protests…

Quincy Jones speaks out about China and human rights AP – It's been more than a year since Quincy Jones was tapped to serve as a culture and art consultant for the 2008 summer Olympic games in Beijing. But instead of artistic planning, he's been focused on human rights..

China protests at torch run in Bangkok Reuters – About two hundred China supporters taunted pro-Tibet demonstrators as the Olympic torch was paraded through Bangkok amid tight security on Saturday…

Vietnam PM warns of Olympics torch relay disruptions Reuters – Vietnam's Prime Minister has warned government agencies that "hostile forces" may try to disrupt next week's relay in Ho Chi Minh City of the Olympics torch, which has been dogged by protests around the world…

Inside the Great Firewall International Herald Tribune – A milestone of sorts was passed in the first quarter of this year when China blew past the United States to become the biggest Internet market in the world. At 225 million users and still growing at double-digit rates, China's Internet is a business opportunity so grand and irresistible that it can blind normally circumspect people to the moral compromises that cooperation with Chinese government authorities inevitably entails…

Zimbabwe Arms Shipped by China Spark an Uproar New York Times – A Chinese ship loaded with armaments for Zimbabwe steamed into the port of Durban this week and set off a political firefight, putting newfound pressure on South Africa — and now China — to reduce support for Zimbabwe’s government as it cracks down on its rivals after a disputed election.