The Chinese government is taking serious measures to keep the Beijing Olympics safe from terrorists
Step one is to tighten conditions for obtaining visas. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said: "We are more strict and more serious with the procedure" of issuing visas.
The more visible action is the "Peaceful Olympic Action" teams that are pounding on the apartment doors of foreigners and demanding to see residency permits and visas. Even foreigners walking on the streets are being stopped and questioned.
Never forget that China is a communist country and that the government can do whatever darn well they please. That includes stopping people on the street....or keeping their stock market from falling.
