{"id":21146,"date":"2008-06-24T15:22:57","date_gmt":"2008-06-24T22:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=21146"},"modified":"2008-06-24T15:32:52","modified_gmt":"2008-06-24T22:32:52","slug":"for-chinas-olympic-guests-a-not-so-warm-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/06\/for-chinas-olympic-guests-a-not-so-warm-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"For China&#8217;s Olympic Guests, a Not-So-Warm Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2008\/0625\/p01s08-woap.html\"> Christian Science Monitor looks <\/a>at how Olympics security is impacting Beijing residents as well as those planning to travel there for the Games:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nFearful of terrorist attacks and of embarrassing protests, the authorities are draping a security blanket over Beijing so thick that many residents fear it will stifle the Games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are not taking any chances, whatever the impact on ordinary people, either local or foreign,&#8221; says Gilbert van Kerckhove, a longtime Beijing resident who is advising the city on Olympic issues. &#8220;They are totally paranoid; there is no other word for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for the Olympics, long billed as China&#8217;s coming-out party, the government has <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/06\/businesses-in-china-take-a-pre-olympics-hit\/\">tightened visa rules <\/a>to restrict the number of incoming foreigners, snarled <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/03\/china-might-bar-tiananmen-broadcasts\/\">international broadcasters&#8217; plans to televise the Games<\/a>, cleared almost all Beijing&#8217;s itinerant vendors off the streets, and closed down one of the city&#8217;s most popular English-language magazines, among other steps apparently designed to ensure control of the event. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more about the Olympics visa policies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/06\/24\/business\/worldbusiness\/24visa.html\">from the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christian Science Monitor looks at how Olympics security is impacting Beijing residents as well as those planning to travel there for the Games: Fearful of terrorist attacks and of embarrassing protests, the authorities are draping a security blanket over Beijing so thick that many residents fear it will stifle the Games. &#8220;They are not 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