Olympics are going to be hard on the Chinese.  

It is clear you haven't witnessed how they kill these poor dogs, skin them and cook them in the streets for all to see!! All the while the dog that gets "chosen" by the customer "begs" for its life, whimpering and licking the killers' hands? I watched this in horror when I was there and had nightmares for 2 weeks...so thank goodness the government has the sense to know there are people who would find this offensive and horrific to see:)

My son has been in China for the last month or so. He has not had any trouble finding dog meat on the menu.

It does sound rather hypocritical, and misleading. If China won the right to have the Olympics, then China should be allowed to have them, without their own government picking and poking at them and telling them everything they do is wrong. I like your analogy, with the maple syrup.

Frankly, I am a Chinese living in Guangzhou. Here people enjoy eating. However, dog isn't a common meat and I haven't eaten it before. Most of the time we eat meats like beef, pork, fish etc. Some foreigners think that we often eat dogs, cats, snakes etc. and I tell you that's not the truth. As to Beijing, I have been there twice but I haven't seen or tried any special meats. I went there to enjoy the Beijing duck. Our government tries to do something better for the Olympics. Some methods may not be convenient for the local people, such as they will adjust to their time to go to work so that they will be less traffic jam. I think most Chinese will understand this. After all, it's a wonderful event and we hope to hold it well.

I love China

I think you're right. They shouldn't have to change their entire lifestyle to suit tourists.