Comments on: Shanghai Census or Expo Security? http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2009/09/06/shanghai-census-or-expo-security/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:41:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Craig http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2009/09/06/shanghai-census-or-expo-security/comment-page-1/#comment-5085 Craig Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:44:38 +0000 http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/?p=2139#comment-5085 This is just a request for the ordinary registration required of all foreigners. You did register at the police station when you moved in, right? It's the law, and it's not a new one. This is just a request for the ordinary registration required of all foreigners. You did register at the police station when you moved in, right? It’s the law, and it’s not a new one.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2009/09/06/shanghai-census-or-expo-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4973 Jeff Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:46:06 +0000 http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/?p=2139#comment-4973 Agreed with Paul. The PSB went into mass shakedown mode before the Olympics in Beijing, ousting foreigners from foreign-friendly buildings. This served two purposes: 1) Make room for incoming foreigners in Beijing. The government was terrified that there wouldn't be enough hotels to host the millions coming for the games. They even cleared the students out of the dorm rooms at Beijing Language and Culture University to make room. 2) Get 3000 RMB fines from the foreigners they caught. Hard to say where the money went, but let's just say police salaries don't pay for the fancy cars cops drive off-duty. Win-win? Agreed with Paul. The PSB went into mass shakedown mode before the Olympics in Beijing, ousting foreigners from foreign-friendly buildings. This served two purposes:

1) Make room for incoming foreigners in Beijing. The government was terrified that there wouldn’t be enough hotels to host the millions coming for the games. They even cleared the students out of the dorm rooms at Beijing Language and Culture University to make room.

2) Get 3000 RMB fines from the foreigners they caught. Hard to say where the money went, but let’s just say police salaries don’t pay for the fancy cars cops drive off-duty.

Win-win?

]]> By: Paul http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2009/09/06/shanghai-census-or-expo-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4971 Paul Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:46:21 +0000 http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/?p=2139#comment-4971 Strikingly similar to the pre-Olympic crack down in foreigner heavy Beijing housing developments; which seems to have all but disappeared now. Several of my friends were stopped randomly on the street by members of Beijing's "not so friendly" finest who insisted that their foreign friends produce passport, visa and temporary registration with local police station immediately. They were not so clever as to announce a census; just blatantly targeted foreigners causing a bit of panic and uproar in the expat community in Beijing. They did, however, clean up a lot of the riffraff . Strikingly similar to the pre-Olympic crack down in foreigner heavy Beijing housing developments; which seems to have all but disappeared now.

Several of my friends were stopped randomly on the street by members of Beijing’s “not so friendly” finest who insisted that their foreign friends produce passport, visa and temporary registration with local police station immediately.

They were not so clever as to announce a census; just blatantly targeted foreigners causing a bit of panic and uproar in the expat community in Beijing. They did, however, clean up a lot of the riffraff .

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