Published by: MediaEducator
Uploaded on: 2008-08-12 08:53:58
Video Status: down:copyright:International Olympic Committee.
Down Since: 2009-07-20 04:38:44
Description: An example of the lengths Beijing has taken to project a perfect image for China during the Olympics. A 7-year-old girl was replaced after officials deemed her face was "not suitable" for the opening ceremony.
Instead, an older girl with a perfect smile lip-synced the words to "Ode to the Motherland," which had been recorded by the youngster.
Tags: Peiyi education Media fake Beijing Lip China to Sync Yang girl Motherland Olympics doctoring Ode Lin Miaoke
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