A group of American Christians who had more than 300 Bibles confiscated by Chinese customs officials left the airport Monday after a 26-hour standoff, saying they realized officials would not change their stance.
-AP
That doesn't make China look so hot. To be fair though, I went through that same airport in May, and had a travel book snatched from my bag after a post-arrival bag scan (unheard of elsewhere, but somewhat standard in China). The reason? The map inside had Taiwan coloured white. The rest of China was blue.
I eventually negotiated to pick the book up upon my exit, but maybe that's easier if you speak Chinese/look Chinese. And when I did get by book back, they made sure to escort me directly to my departure gate. It wouldn't do to give me the chance to spread my politically sensitive materials outside the airport, now would it?
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This has nothing to do with our post but thought you might find this interesting
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4582421.ece
Haha yeah, 3 people have told me about that now...apparently it's obvious I'm interested in the Olympics and sex.
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