From Crusader Rabbit, we find this tidbit which must be shared...
Asia News - For "reasons of safety", bars are forbidden to serve "blacks"" and Mongolians or place tables in the street. Street musicians are being banned, and so is buying medicines containing "stimulants" without a prescription. Prohibitions are on the rise for the Olympic capital, while the first leaks reveal a grandiose fireworks display for the inauguration. Bar owners around the Workers' Stadium in downtown Beijing say that public security officials are telling them not to let in "blacks" and Mongolians, and many of them have even had to sign a pledge. The official reason is the fight against drugs and prostitution, dominated in the past by Mongolians and persons of colour. [snip] In some areas, tables are not permitted outside, because “the presence of too many foreigners gathered outside could create problems”. There is also an attempt to shut down outdoor musical concerts, to prevent disorder.
Once again, the Olympics are being used, ala 1938, to promote image-building for a totalitarian state with no respect for human rights or common decency. 'Twould seem that racism and bigotry are being served up on the Olympic platter as well, to accompany that heaping helping of xenophobia.
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