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

China pours scorn on Dalai Lama before proposed talks Reuters - China poured scorn on the Dalai Lama on Sunday and hailed protesters against Tibetan self-rule as patriotic heroes, suggesting the government is not prepared to give ground in talks proposed for coming days …

Arms ship exposes Robert Mugabe’s link to Chinese firm Times Online - The boycott of a Chinese ship laden with weapons for Zimbabwe has cast new light on the connections between the African country’s president, Robert Mugabe, and a secretive Chinese arms-trading firm with a controversial track record from the Congo to Darfur…

Olympics-N.Korea fetes torch with rally, military songs Reuters - The Olympic torch was paraded through the streets of Pyongyang to flag-waving masses on Monday with destitute North Korea promising its main benefactor China an "astonishing" show …

Beyond the “genocide Olympics” The Economist - As the row over corporate sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics shows, firms are increasingly expected to take a lead in promoting human rights …

Expats feel the heat as anti-foreign feeling emerges in Beijing SMH – As China ponders how to balance a resurgent nationalism that sometimes borders on xenophobia and its desire to welcome foreigners to a harmonious Beijing Olympics this August, the situation on the ground is difficult to quantify …

Olympics-EU urges end to boycott threat battle Reuters - China should make clear that it opposes boycotts of European goods, the top EU trade official said on Thursday, adding that foreign threats to boycott the Beijing Olympics also risked stoking resentment …