Chinese legislature — Grow up!

I’m following up on comments from my previous Chinese Olympics post, and I need to thank In2theFray for making reference to “sitting at the big kids’ table.” I’d read this article earlier, and it didn’t really fit with my previous post. However, I think it might well deserve its own.

China’s top legislature condemns European Parliament for Tibet resolution

I’m not going to copy the whole article here, although I thought about it. There are some great quotes in it:

It urged the EP to respect the truth on the Tibet riots and never again do things that will hurt the emotions of the Chinese people and go against the spirit of the Olympics.

What Are Olympic Values, Anyway?

In case you haven’t noticed, this year’s running of the Olympic torch around the world has been somewhat problematic. By the way, if you haven’t noticed, you might want to get out from under that rock every now and then.

For my own part, I’m fine with seeing the torch hounded and the Chinese secret police escort hassled. There have been complaints and outcry from various groups complaining about not honoring “Olympic values” and the principles behind the Olympics.

So, I’d like to know — What are these supposed values?