At least we know that if the good guys are getting checked out, the bad guys will, too.

Better safe than really, really sorry ?

Only in China

I don't get people who complain about tightening security on China's border. When people get attacked or harmed, everyone complains especially people who hates China's governance. When the security is tighten, people again complain; again heard from the same people who hates China's way of governance.
Please remember that to get better protection from harm (the bad people) the security needs to be tightened up.

The Beijing Olympics is a big and important event when China will show its glory to the world. So we have to understand that they are doing their duty as to protect the visitors from around the world while staying in China for the 2008 Olympics. It is that simple!

Describe you experiences passing the L.A. international Airport, Kerry Odle, and change your statement to: Only in China and America.

-–By A Silent Chinese

When we were called Sick man of Asia,

We were called The Yellow Peril.

When we are billed to be the next Superpower,

We are called The China Threat

When Our doors were closed...

You smuggled Opium to Open Markets.

When we Embrace Free Trade,

You blame us for Taking Away Your Jobs.

When We were falling apart,

You marched in your troops, and wanted your fair share.

We were broken into pieces,

And You killed, burned, mained and looted.

Just go to the British Museum and The Louvre,

which of those Arts and Relics were bought fair?

Even Woodrow Wilson Couldn't give back Birth Place of Confucius back to Us.

But, He did buy a ticket for the Famine Relief Ball for us...

...A trickle of good will in a sea of despair.

Never again, we said, We stood up and fought for our survival.

And piece by piece, we put our nation back together again,

"Free Tibet" you screamed, "it was an invation!"

Never mind, that those who shouted, did the original invation.

When We Tried Communism,

You hated us for being Communisits.

When We embrace Capitalism,

You hate us for being Capitalists.

When We had a Billion People,

You said we were destroying the planet.

When We tried limiting our members, you said it was human right abuse.

When We were Poor,

You treat us like dogs.

When We loan you cash,

You blame us for your debts.

When we build our industries,

You called us Polluters.

We made you consumer goods,

You blamed us for global warming.

When We buy oil,

You called that exploitation and Genocide.

When You fight for oil,

You called that Liberation.

When We were silent,

You said you want us to have Human Rights and Free Speech.

When We Were silent No More,

You called Us Brain Washed-Xenophobics.

Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for this one world.

We Want... One World One Dream.

– This Big Blue Earth is big Enough for all of Us

By. Fang Renzhou

never been to china and more then likely never will so really I could care less but then again so far even hitler ran the games with more freedoms then the chinese

Only in China?
I beg to differ.
i'm canadian and I still have a hard time going through the border
or flying into american cities. Why is it that I must go through a second customs check when connecting while I never physically cross into American land while in the International airport? America is just as cautious. So I would have to say that America is just as cautious

My government officials are acting like bunch of stupid mad dogs nowadays, like always.

Want to talk about what kind of scrutiny non-us citizens go through when they enter US? Why should a US reporter get the right the breeze through Chinese border any time they want. From your own description, there is nothing wrong and inappropriate with what the officers are doing. Next time, maybe you need to get finger-printed, just as what US is doing to foreigners.

Maybe you want a bomb to explode somewhere instead?

What a whiner.

Kerry – do you know it takes hours to get through US customs? Ignorant at its best.

Good on China, I have to say!

I went to China about two weeks ago via Shenzhen. All I had to do was put my handbag through the x-ray, there was nothing else besides that, no metal detectors, etc. The customs officers saw some library books in my bag and asked me to take them out for inspection. My point: the authorities are more scared of people bringing in censored materials/information than they are of bombs.

For 'security' reasons, China has also closed off all its smaller boarders between Nepal and Tibet. Due to this, many nepalis living right by the boarder who depend completely on chinese goods and supplies for daily life, now have no food and other supplies!

A few hours' wait is better than bombs going off all over China. There is nothing better than a secured place, even if it means some inconvenience. I would hate to have to worry about whether I would still be alive tonight like those in Iraq.

Ni Hao!

As an airline pilot I fly into China about once a month and find the country fascinating. I don't blame them for tightening the security as Muslim extremist have repeatedly threatened the Olympic Games. I live in the US but am originally from Europe so I’ve seen it from “different angles.”

There’s no doubt human rights are often abused in China which is horrific but we need to remember they're not a democracy yet and it'll probably be years and years before they head in that direction.

Having said that, it's too bad China and the US are not more understanding of each other. I've heard from numerous pilots I've flown with that when they come to China sometimes they feel like they're back in the States but in the 50's when people where very hopeful, the economy was improving and everyone saw a bright future ahead of them. That's the feeling many Chinese have today and I think it's great.

China and the US have no territorial disputes and at one time they fought the same enemy – Japan. Today, Japan is no longer a threat to China and it's too bad China and the US do not try to improve their relations...

I think the media over coverage of terrorism acts "glorifies" and encourages further acts of terrorism.
The very act of terrorism is to make a statement and garner free publicity to their agenda and not so much to wreak revenge on the victims. And the media is as always ready and more than willing to be the tools in ensuring maximum exposure by providing a blow by blow narration of the unfolding event. Is it a surprise that terrorism acts is rampant?
I believe incident of terrorism acts can be reduced by blocking or trifling the report of terrorism acts as it frustrate the main reason of terrorism acts.
Terrorism is guerrilla warfare that need to be fought covertly.

Why do we (The US) have a problem with tight security in another country. We protected ourselves and inconvenienced others with tight security following 911, why is it a problem when another country does the same, especially under the circumstances of hosting the Olympics with the responsibility with protecting not only its own citizens but all the visiting people from other countries.

Eunice Yoon I'm sorry if you were inconvenienced, but is this worthy to report on?

"Do you know it takes hours to get through US customs? Ignorant at its best. "- I totally agree with one of the comments above. This article shouldn't even be posted online – sure you have freedom of speech, however such sacastic and close minded opinions/statements is not worth a reader's 2 minutes- I have to say "Kerry, and Eunice- Please open your eyes and see what's happening around the world. "

Please go to China youself, and look at it with your own eyes, then you may understand more, until then, do not say anything.

Certainly looking for the ever so dangerous (insert a healthy dose of sarcasm) Tibetan flags or pictures of HH the Dalai Lama.

I hope this great show of pomp and glam will give the Chinese the self confidence and inner happiness they need to realize that they don't NEED to colonize Tibet (or East Turkistan and Inner Mongolia) and destroy the Tibetan culture to feel good about themselves.

As a Canadian I cross the border into the USA a lot, either by air or land.
Let me tell you folks, it is becoming harder to get into the USA fortress, even as a Canadian.
The USA is running scared and petrified. Not even to speak about the rude and ill mannered border gueards.
Give me Canada ,were we are truly free. Proud to carry a Canadian passport to anywhere in the world and thye love us were ever we go contrary to US citizen. Long live Canada

I go to China s often as I can for vacation. A totally fascinating country that provides me many friends both there and elsewhere on the globe.
When in China, I'm lucky to have friends from many levels of the Government Arena and I've never had any problems in my travels and always treated with respect and smiles.
Applying for a Visa is a simple 10 minute step followed by the Visa in my passport within 3 to 4 days, arrival in China and processing through Customs has never been a problem.
A truly amazing, historical, good-willed Country.

why Chine doesn't want to leave Uigur-Shinjaan on their own ?
If one can not respect others religion and habit let them go free on their own way. Uigur , inner mongolians are human-being as all the nations. Respect others, China. China just uses Uigur-Shinjaan for its success. If China can not

In response to Jeff's Comments...it was nice, articulate and a good read, however until reading the comments, I never really thought about China. You feel Americans are against China...not really Jeff. Aside from our focus on China to Stop making toxic toys that threaten the health and well-being of American children, I do not recall many instances when American's have given China much of a second look. Having traveled the world for years now, and having seen America's economic global power and infuence, epecially in Asia...I cannot see China becoming more of a superpower than the US anytime soon. As one US goverment offical put it...."it will be a long time coming, even if our economy does not grow for the next 20 years, we will still be a far greater superpower than China".

DJ, CNN apparently has thought about China a lot and they are really busy at it. Apparently people who have inteligence have to work harder than you do. They have to worry for simple minded people. These are leaders, right?

For example, don't forget depression, which will cause regress not simply "not grow for 20 years. You know the recent subprime loan crisis has wiped out trillions of dollars wealth – a fast form of economical thrink – the wealth has dropped back 10 years. Somebody got to worry about these things, right? You should avoid wish for these kinds of things if you don't help. Who is that US government official? Why didn't he foresee the crisis and guided us to avoid the trouble? At least, he could have made a lot of money in the stock market for himself, right?

To Fang Renzhou:

Please, don't whine. There world looks just like that. One dream? Says who? You?! The world doesn't care. Americans don't. Do whatever to survive, ok? Stop whining like that – embarssing and falling into the traps.

People want to be kind with each other, but media need to seek the news, if the news have many people want to see, they will be glad.
So, complicates, fighting, impacting will be most interesting topic they are looking for. We are people, should be kind with each other.
Some times I hope we don't have so many advertisments , so many report, which waste our money and time, also which led us to live for money. Real peace movement shall be call on the people in all over the world stop to read paper, stop the watch TV , stop to use any media. The all goverments will be definately crash down. The would becomes peace.

“Jeff August 2nd, 2008 2223 GMT

a little extension to yours :

Why you hate us so much?”, we asked
“No”, you answered, “We don’t hate you”

Truth is “We don’t hate you either”, but “Do you understand us?”
“Of course we do”, you said, “We have BBC,CNN, and AFPs”

Then We say, “Cut these out. What do you really want from us?”
You replied, “I don't know depends on what you do?”,
“but one thing I’m sure, you must learn from us.”

It's fine that you hate us. Just know that the day China chooses to hold euros instead of dollars, we will collapse your economy

Lets see who's still "civilised" then. You're right, we're taking your jobs, and we don't really care

Eunice, I just saw you on CNN doing a report about the lowing shipping out of China. You said, "Containers like these ones..."

I wanted to point out your incorrect grammar. You can almost never say "these ones." You likely should have just said "Containers like these..." or "Containers like this one..." But it is usually incorrect to say"Containers like these ones."

These is always a change I am wrong. But I would challenge you to review your film and listen to it again. Double check it with your own editors. I know no one is perfect. And there is more room for forgiveness when it is live shooting. But your shot was prerecorded, so there is no reason to allow poor grammar to slip into your script.

Signed, a faithful CNN viewer,
Louis