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Behave during the Olympics... or else

The Beijing Olympic Organising Committee (BOCOG) has just issued a 57-para "legal guide" 《奥运期间外国人入境出境及在中国停留期间法律指南》for all you foreigners intending to visit China during the upcoming Olympics. The d... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Mon, Jun 02 2008

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