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China intensifies security for Olympics
July 10, 2008
Every vehicle coming into the city will be checked and three security rings would be established around the city, it added.
Also See: Beijing 2008: Not quite People's Olympics
Olympic security costs have spiraled since the 2001 attacks on the United States, but China is hoping to secure the Beijing Games for considerably less than the $1.8 billion spent in Athens four years ago by using its own forces.
Rights groups say that China is using Olympic security as an excuse to crack down on internal dissent, particularly in Xinjiang and Tibet, the scene of the March 14 riots that sparked anti-Chinese protests around the world.
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