In what appears to have been a major crackdown on drugs, prostitution and crime, a total of 237 foreigners were investigated by Beijing authorities since May.
Among those investigated, seven were placed in criminal detention, three were held in custody, a further 15 were detained for questioning and 212 were given warnings and fines.
During the crackdown, authorities raided a hotel near Sanlitun and arrested seven foreigners: five for being illegal residents and two on drug-related charges.
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Those who comment on just a particular race seems more ignorant than the Chinese themselves..it's without discrimination to use the word foreigner as it suggests that those people were from outside china..be careful the way you think and talk and comment about a certain race is it might sooner or later come back to bite you in the ass.. White are as bad as black..read the news about the white male guys who rape or try having sex with under age girls or even their students here in china.. Be intelligent not ignorant..
Jul 05, 2013 14:50 Report Abuse
Good point about assuming they're black (actually SE Asian seems likely). I'm curious, though, which country do purple people come from?
Jul 04, 2013 22:38 Report Abuse
echinacities is a tabloid at best. They rarely post any sources.
Jul 05, 2013 12:29 Report Abuse
Again, where are these "foreigners" from? Illegally here usually pertains to SE Asian. . .drugs could be anything, probably pot. I hate the world "foreigner." It is all inclusive. It's like my friends in NY saying "I love Asian girls." Asian means what? Chinese? Iranian? Indian? Malay? Come one, journalists, do your damn job.
Jul 03, 2013 16:04 Report Abuse
Sounds like you are only worried that you ethnicity or nationality isn't involved.
Jul 05, 2013 03:13 Report Abuse
Other than China, there are 195 countries in the world. To use the phrase "foreigner" is laziness. Where are they from? Any good journalism school will teach people that.
Jul 05, 2013 14:24 Report Abuse
is it just me or are they really hammering us at the moment?
Jul 03, 2013 15:45 Report Abuse
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