A 'Trouble-Free' Olympics

The Chinese police have been mobilized to ensure an upcoming ‘trouble-free’ Olympics. Security has become Beijing’s central priority for the 2008 Games after the recent occurrence of anti-Chinese protests in Tibet and other provinces. China has stated that it has already stopped possible terrorist acts—mainly from a Muslim group in the region of Xinjiang who have as their goal to take back their homeland. China claims that it is using its personnel and technology to ensure that the 2008 Games will be even more secure than the 2004 Games in Athens. This was apparent recently when China kept ordinary people away from Tiananmen Square during the torch lighting ceremony. However, it is still debatable as to whether China’s show of nationality will overshadow complaints about it's human rights issues and aggressive control of the media.