China Makes Policing an Olympic Event
With the eyes of the world on Beijing, China imposes obsessive security measures around the games
By
Paul Mooney
Posted August 8, 2008
A policeman keeps an eye out as he directs the traffic of official convoys heading to the stadium for tonight's opening ceremonies of the Olympic games in Beijing. The quality of the air continues to be a major issue in the lead up to the games. Ten thousand athletes have gathered in China for the Olympic games along with hundreds of thousands of fans and 30,000 journalists. China says that there are 100,000 security forces in place to secure that the games are safe. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
