China

I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese government is more concerned with cracking down on intellectual property issues, at least in Beijing, in order to 'clean up' before the Olympics. I would guess Human rights are not something that's going to be a visible issue 'cept perhaps in the media or if there are any protests, whereas the IP violations are going to be clearly visible to anyone visiting.

Interesting question anyway, hopefully someone know's something more about this and can answer ...

Madness.

Some firms would have been put off by the fact that non-Muslims are barred from working in Mecca, so China simply converted hundreds of railway workers to Islam.

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