If You Go To The Olympics In Beijing

Or your neighbors, or relatives, or coworkers go: you have a golden opportunity to make a difference. There is no possible way that the Chinese government can block contact between the Chinese people and every foreigner that's going to be in China. Your Chinese may not be up to snuff, so take Western newspapers and books, preferably in Chinese. (Gift wrap them so they make it through customs, or ask people who've traveled to China before for their tricks). Leave them around where people can get them inconspicuously (hotel rooms, under chairs in restaurants). Hand out business cards with your email, not with websites (those get blocked quickly). Above all, be a good personal ambassador for the West, to help people see through the nonsense their government forces down their throats. It's going to be an interesting year for China.

IF IT'S BAD FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE ELSE.