Archive for July 27th, 2008
Beijing lockdown
By Geoffrey York
Saturday Globe & Mail, July 26, 2008
In the small Beijing suburb of Hongxialu, there’s a new force in town. The government has recruited a special unit of 288 residents, mostly middle-aged or elderly, to work as “security volunteers” in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Wearing red armbands with Olympic badges, the volunteers loiter […]
Posted: July 27th, 2008 under News.
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