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Except for sidelining 1.5 million cars from Beijing streets for 'Green Olympics', Chinese government also plans to unban limited publications like 'Playboy' and 'The Sun' during the period of Olympic Games, which is one of the efforts to reach a “One World, One Dream” goal but such “happiness” is short-lived as the ban will take into effect once again, when the Olympic Games is over.
Playboy and other limited foreign publications may be available for visitors to the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a "temporary exception", as China mulls easing its controls for the Games in step with international practice.
"Our law forbids Playboy and we should obey this, but we can't rule out the possibility that it might make its debut," Liang Jianrui, vice president of China National Publications Import and Export Corporation (CNPIEC) said.
CNPIEC will manage the nine magazine-selling kiosks sanctioned by the Olympic organisers during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, with each selling 100 kinds of newspapers and magazines, including those difficult to find in Beijing like The New York Times, Newsweek, The Sun and Playboy.
Popular Asian newspapers such as Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, Singapore's The Strait Times and France's L'equipe would also be available at the kiosks, Liang said.
The relaxation of curbs on magazines and newspapers is in line with the Olympic protocol, as previous host cities such as Athens, Sydney and Atlanta were also asked to ensure journalists and athletes had access to all leading international publications.
Source: FIPP, Beijingolympicsfan
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Originally Posted by boblemoche808
. As far as unbanning Playboy then I suppose they need some form of entertainment to keep the locals happy. After all it is a pleasure cruise they are going over there for. I'm not sure if Playboy is the right magazine though...
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