The Portrait of an "Harmonious Olympic Host" -- Police clash with
Chinese commuters /Video by Reuters

Police clash with Chinese commuters

(02:06) Report

Jan. 31 - Hundreds of thousands stranded passengers rush to board first
available trains in China.

Severe winter weather over recent weeks has crippled transportation
system across dozens of China's provinces, causing huge shortages of
power, food, and affecting millions of people. The state media channel
is broadcasting a nationwide campaign telling citizens that it can
handle the country's hardships and prevent the disaster from stirring up
unrest.

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=75346&videoChannel=1

Puja Bharwani reports.

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I am visiting China for the first time, and am caught in a train
depot
in a huge crowd of vacationers. We have not eaten for two days and
the People's Army is here and are beating us and using fire hoses to
control the people. It's not a pretty thing to see, I tell you. I
saw
three soldiers drag an attractive young girl away and didn't see her
any more. A lot of the people here have bloody faces and the odor
of
feces and human urine is overwhelming. I have a heavy load of shit
in
my panties. There is no escape and people are very cold and hungry.
No more China visits for me.

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