8/8/08 for Burma

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The medals of the Beijing Games - inlaid for the first time in Olympic history with jade - are a reminder of China’s deep and complex relationship with the military regime that rules neighboring Burma, including its jade mines.

Blood Jade: Burmese Gemstones & the Beijing Games, a joint report by the All Kachin Students & Youth Union and 8-8-08 for Burma, investigates Burma’s jade mining industry, fueled by Chinese demand, and calls on global consumers not to buy Burma’s blood jade - in Beijing and beyond.

Press Materials

Download Press Kit (includes background on Kachin State, overview of global actions on Burmese gemstones, and headlines on Burmese gemstones) (PDF)

View Press Release / Download Press Release (PDF)

Other Materials

8-8-08 for Burma has created Guidelines for Identifying Burmese ‘Blood’ Jade in Beijing for athletes, journalists, and other visitors to China for the Olympics (PDF).

Blood Jade: Burmese Gemstones & the Beijing Games by 8-8-08 for Burma and the All Kachin Students and Youth Union is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.bloodjade.org

Download the 8-8-08 for Burma position paper (2 July 2008), “Sinking: China’s Soft Diplomacy on Burma”

Posted Sunday, August 3rd, 2008.