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Water sniffers, dogs, and x-ray machines: the future on the Beijing subway system

BEIJING - As if going through airport security isn't enough (although it seems much easier in China than it does in the still panicky United States), now Beijing's subway security will be stepped up prior to the Olympic Games in... ...full story at Zhongnanhai

from Zhongnanhai on Fri, May 09 2008

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