Great Regulars: As Beijing goes into overdrive to prepare

for next month's Olympics, Chinese authorities have intensified a crackdown on people they don't want to see in the capital until the Games are over.

China's thousands of petitioners--people trying to lodge complaints over alleged wrongdoing by officials in their home region--are major targets.

from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Beijing Rounds Up Its Unwanted

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