In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:

  • Reuters – IOC admits Internet censorship deal with China
    Some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive websites despite promises of unrestricted access, a senior IOC official admitted on Wednesday …

  • Flora TV – China's Olympics best-case scenario - James Miles
    China correspondent for The Economist James Miles outlines what would be the best possible scenario for China during the 2008 summer Olympics …

  • Guardian – China seeks "absolute security" in Tibet for Olympics
    Chinese police guarding restive Tibet have been mobilised to ensure "absolute security" there during the Beijing Olympics and are looking for stronger international support, an official newspaper said …

  • Chicago Tribune – China tightens security in iconic Tiananmen Square before visitors arrive for Olympics
    Tourists visiting Beijing's Tiananmen Square, site of the 1989 violent crackdown on student demonstrators, will have to pass through a security check, a government official said …

  • Fairfax Beijing 08 Blogs – The YouTube Olympics
    Given the IOC's strict rules on the re-broadcast of footage from the Games by non-broadcast rights holders, it's going to interesting to see how they handle the flood of content that's going to be posted on YouTube and Daily Motion and LiveLeak and other video-sharing sites …

  • AP – Bush meets with Chinese activists
    President Bush met Tuesday in his White House residence with prominent Chinese activists, a move meant to send a reassuring message to human rights groups upset that the president is going next week to Beijing to watch the Olympics …

  • Washington Post – Chinese officials give club district a brusque cleanup
    Ryan Horne loves living in China. He arrived in March from Los Angeles to manage the opening of a club in the heart of the city's night-life district …

  • Foreign Policy – Photo essay: China's Olympic saga
    How a golden opportunity to showcase China’s rise turned into a public-relations nightmare …