Germany Warns China Olympics at Risk

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BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's foreign minister has warned China that its response to the crisis in Tibet may jeopardize the Summer Olympics in Beijing, a newspaper reported on Friday.

Frank Walter Steinmeier criticized the Chinese government's lack of transparency in the ongoing conflict, according to an interview with the newspaper Bild that will appear in Saturday's edition.

''This much is clear: the Olympic games don't work like they did 80 years ago,'' Steinmeier said according to an advance copy of the article made available by Bild Friday.

''You can't just host glamorous events for television while things are going topsy-turvy in your own backyard. The host has to allow thousands of journalists into the country -- you won't be able to sweep anything under the rug.''

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