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loyolabenson · 07-22-2008, 04:20 PM

Authorities order bars not to serve black people | Your Passport to the Beijing Olympics - SCMP

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In our series looking at preparations for the Games, Tom Miller reports on plans to crack down on "undesirables" in the bars of Beijing

Beijing authorities are secretly planning to ban black people and others it considers social undesirables from entering the city's bars during the Olympic Games, a move that would contradict the official slogan, "One World, One Dream".

Bar owners near the Workers' Stadium in central Beijing say they have been forced by Public Security Bureau officials to sign pledges agreeing not to let black people enter their premises.

"Uniformed Public Security Bureau officers came into the bar recently and told me not to serve black people or Mongolians," said the co-owner of a western-style bar, who asked not to be named.

The local authorities have been cracking down on blacks and Mongolians in an attempt to stamp out drug dealing and prostitution ahead of the Games, the proprietors said.

A few months ago, police launched a violent sting on black men drinking in the Sanlitun bar district, and a notorious nightclub largely populated by Mongolian prostitutes was also shut down.

Security officials are targeting Sanlitun, which Olympic organisers expect to be a key destination for foreign tourists looking for a party during the Games.

The pledges that Sanlitun bar owners had been instructed to sign agreed to stop a variety of activities in their establishments, including dancing and serving customers with black skin, they said.

They have been allowed to keep copies of all the pledges except those relating to blacks, implying that the authorities are wary of charges of racism.

"I am appalled," said a black British national who works in Beijing. "I understand that the government is trying to stop certain illegal activities, but I don't think blanket discrimination is going about it the right way.

"Chinese people are prejudiced, but I would have hoped that the government would set a better example as it debuts on the world stage."

Calls to Dongcheng district and Chaoyang district public security bureaus, which oversee the bar districts, went unanswered.

The authorities' attempt to keep unwanted behaviour from damaging the squeaky-clean image of the Games is the latest example of heavy-handedness that critics say is killing the party spirit of the Olympics.

During the Athens Olympics four years ago, bars and nightclubs were allowed to stay open all night. But venues in Beijing that are not being shut down during the Games will have to close at 2am and maintain tight security.

"The officials told me to inform my customers that they must at all times carry their passports or ID cards," said one bar owner.

"Security is important, but Beijing is becoming a fortress, and that's not attractive."

Rumours that all bars within 2km of an Olympic venue will need to close remain unconfirmed, with many managers complaining that they still have not been told whether they will be allowed to open or not. Several bars have been raided in the past few weeks as local police step up a campaign of low-level intimidation, according to several witness accounts.

Bar and restaurant managers in Sanlitun have been instructed to remove tables from footpaths in a crude attempt to prevent fighting in the streets.

"The local police told us to get rid of the tables because they're scared that if too many foreigners congregate outside there could be trouble," said Song Xun , who runs a burrito joint in the area.

Local musicians say that a clampdown on live music risks stifling Beijing's thriving cultural scene and giving Olympic tourists the false impression that the city is artistically anaemic.

Several popular live music venues have been shut or instructed to stop all outdoor shows, and club owners complain they have got used to strange new guests nursing a beer for hours and suspiciously observing everything around them.

"The whole music scene is angry and bewildered. It is impossible to understand how keeping tourists from seeing an open, culturally vibrant and diverse Beijing is possibly a good thing for anyone," said one well-known figure in the local music industry.

David Mitchell, a Beijing-based jazz musician, said it had become increasingly difficult for his band to find anywhere to play.

"It appears the local government is trying to control every aspect of the experience that foreigners get when they come here," he said.

"Everything is aimed at creating stability, but they don't understand that is precisely the unfounded prejudice that foreigners have of Chinese society - that it is a highly controlled and not a very cultural place. It seems completely self-defeating."

BluuueJammm · 07-22-2008, 04:29 PM

Well the lack of drugs and whores is a little worrying.

abhorrent · 07-22-2008, 04:30 PM

What a bunch of douchebags. And they wonder why no one wants to go there for the Olympics. It's not the 13th century anymore guys!

John · 07-22-2008, 04:37 PM

hey its just like the nightclubs in my city!

crazyfish · 07-22-2008, 04:37 PM

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plans to crack down on "undesirables"

I guess the Chinese haven't been to many white trash trailer parks...

bb_wolfe · 07-22-2008, 04:41 PM

Wouldn't serve Mongowians either:

-Matt- · 07-22-2008, 04:46 PM

They shouldn't serve fat people either.

sampunk · 07-22-2008, 04:52 PM

News | This is London

worry about this instead

nickycakes · 07-22-2008, 04:53 PM

pretty fucked up

but its not like anyone cares about the olympics anymore anyway

nevele · 07-22-2008, 04:56 PM

coming to a site near you.

nickycakes · 07-22-2008, 05:00 PM

^- going to hell

loyolabenson · 07-22-2008, 05:05 PM

rofl

Jizzlobber · 07-22-2008, 05:06 PM

Unlike the U.S., where authorities order black people to serve behind bars.

KSRothwell · 07-22-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bb_wolfe

Wouldn't serve Mongowians either:

YouTube - Twong Lu Kim Vs Mongolians

Sooooo funny! One of my favorite South Park bits ever!

bb_wolfe · 07-22-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jizzlobber

Unlike the U.S., where authorities order black people to serve behind bars.

I was waiting for that one to come out!

LotsOfZeros · 07-22-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nevele

coming to a site near you.

that would have an epic CTR

gdubs12345 · 07-22-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bb_wolfe

Wouldn't serve Mongowians either:

Daamn Mongowians keep bweaking down my shitty wall

Xrproto · 07-22-2008, 05:40 PM

Not shocking...it is China after all.

kimboslice · 07-22-2008, 05:43 PM

China denies "no Africans or Mongolians" policy in Beijing's bars _English_Xinhua

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday dismissed a report that said Beijing was implementing a "No Africans or Mongolians" policy in bars as "groundless."
"The report proved to be sheerly groundless as we checked with the Beijing Public Security Bureau," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said in a written statement.
His comments came as the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based newspaper, had recently reported the Beijing police implemented plans to prevent establishment in the Sanlitun bar district in downtown Beijing from serving Africans and Mongolians.
"The Beijing's public security departments, including Sanlitun police station, has never demanded any bar not serve customers from any region or country," Liu said.
The spokesman said the bars in Sanlitun and other areas were serving foreigners as usual.

Vendzilla · 07-22-2008, 05:52 PM

they won't serve black people? Why? Don't they taste good?

blueRAP · 07-22-2008, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendzilla

they won't serve black people? Why? Don't they taste good?

Yes they do.

MyOwnDemon · 07-22-2008, 07:14 PM

^ lol

inspire187 · 07-23-2008, 12:24 AM

I just got back from Shenyang (about 8 hr train ride NE of Beijing) and for the past 2 weeks all bars, clubs, and kareoke places have been closed at night. I think they are trying to prevent foreigners from being in uncontrolled environments.

ChrisS · 07-23-2008, 01:29 AM

LOL @ everything in this thread.

nachoninja · 07-23-2008, 02:48 AM

that banner is ridiculous

Drake · 07-23-2008, 04:22 AM

Asian countries embarrass themselves when they try to make things better. I have been thrown out of bars for being an average 6 foot tall white guy. The reason they said was that they were "closed" and this was 8pm on a Friday.

That was in Japan but I imagine China would be worse.

Often asians either hate your guts and show it, or they go out of their way to help you. Sometimes I would just wish to be left alone.

hazzan · 07-23-2008, 08:27 AM

Sigh. I so want to love the chinese.

sampunk · 07-23-2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Drake

Asian countries embarrass themselves when they try to make things better. I have been thrown out of bars for being an average 6 foot tall white guy. The reason they said was that they were "closed" and this was 8pm on a Friday.

That was in Japan but I imagine China would be worse.

Often asians either hate your guts and show it, or they go out of their way to help you. Sometimes I would just wish to be left alone.

it really depends which city did you go. If a Chinese go to a redneck bar he will get special treatment too. and don't forget most Japanese speak zero English..they might rather not serve you than having trouble communicate with you.

i doubt Asian hate westerner (unless you do stupid shit, one of my friend got drunk in Japan and throw a garbage can to a garbage truck..he end up getting beat up really bad by some kid)

sometime they look unfriendly because they are nervous about their bad english.

hazzan · 07-23-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sampunk

it really depends which city did you go. If a Chinese go to a redneck bar he will get special treatment too. and don't forget most Japanese speak zero English..they might rather not serve you than having trouble communicate with you.

i doubt Asian hate westerner (unless you do stupid shit, one of my friend got drunk in Japan and throw a garbage can to a garbage truck..he end up getting beat up really bad by some kid)

sometime they look unfriendly because they are nervous about their bad english.

Listen buddy I lived in several Asian countries for nearly a decade. Racist Asians are the worst.

That said, the Chinese in particular are very loyal and supportive friends, even the racist ones, if you can get past their barriers.

Having a fat bankroll usually helps.

sampunk · 07-23-2008, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by hazzan

Listen buddy I lived in several Asian countries for nearly a decade. Racist Asians are the worst.

That said, the Chinese in particular are very loyal and supportive friends, even the racist ones, if you can get past their barriers.

Having a fat bankroll usually helps.

it is all about money in China..

what have those racist Asians ever do to you?

hazzan · 07-23-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sampunk

it is all about money in China..

what have those racist Asians ever do to you?

Not a damn thing, except get knocked the fuck out once or twice.

Once they get it through their heads that I'm not a Nigerian syndicate member everything is cool. I tend to "go local" in the countries I travel to riding public transport, eating where local people eat.

This doesn't mean I'm not riding around in taxis and beemers and eating brunch at the hyatt, because I damn sure am doing that as well.

Lots of it comes from me being from a multi-racial society but I just don't like being hated for who I am.

That said, punching a Chinese loudmouth in the head, knocking him to the ground out cold, in the China, in the midst of a crowd of Chinese people, and then slipping into a taxi and riding off into the night is something everyone should do at least once.

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