China has issued new restrictions on business visas for the next two months as the government steps up its campaign to keep out unwelcome foreigners at next month’s Olympic Games.

Several of the main cities hosting the Olympics have said they will stop issuing visas for general business trips until late September, after the games and the Paralympics are over.

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Leading up to the Beijing Games, we’ll continue to update this column about the 2008 summer olympic games.

More information will be released in the coming months during the Olympic Games. As was offered during other Olympic Games, public transportation is provided to event ticket holders for free (IF you carry your Olympic ticket with you and it must be a ticket for the event that you are attending THAT day).

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Unless the International Olympic Committee acts fast and makes heaving overweight carry-on bags into overhead airplane bins an official Olympic sport, my chances of visiting Beijing this summer are nil.But if committee members do finally come to their senses, I’m ready to go. I’ve been practicing my technique on plane trips with multiple connections. And I’ve been prepping for free time in Beijing by gathering advice on how to be a well-mannered traveler in China. Continue reading »

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