A quote from Yahoo News today:-
The torch arrives in Beijing on Monday following a handover ceremony in Athens the previous day when the Beijing Olympic organising committee officially take charge of the sacred flame.
Security is tight in the Chinese capital and details have yet to be released concerning the torch welcoming ceremony scheduled for Tiananmen Square on Monday.
China branded the protests a week earlier in Greece “shameful” and has put pressure on cities along the international route to ensure smooth progress while stops inside China such as Shanghai say they are stepping up security.
The torch relay is the longest ever, lasting 130 days and covering 137,000 kilometres (85,000 miles) and offers ample opportunity for demonstrations on an array of issues including Tibet, whose government in exile claims up to 140 people have died in recent anti-China unrest while Beijing puts the death toll at 20.
Pro-Tibet activists and others are planning demonstrations at various points along the way, including London on April 6, Paris on April 7 and San Francisco on April 9, the only stop in the United States.
Other potential trouble spots include New Delhi on April 17. The Chinese government has already approached India about security arrangements.
“Security has been tightened. Things are under control,” said Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi.
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What a mistake for the games to be held in Bejjing. Everyone knew this would happen. This is a great occasion to highlight China and it’s abuses.
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