Chinese ban doesn't sound right

You have to hope that reports that Chinese authorities are planning to ban blacks from entering or being served in Beijing bars during the Olympics simply isn’t true. In fact, there are other reports that there is no good evidence of this. To be honest, I have very serious doubts about the veracity of the original story in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post.

 

If the report is indeed true, it puts a bigger dent in my lack of enthusiasm for the Olympics.

 

Perhaps the whole thing can be traced back to one overzealous official who has misinterpreted a directive or has acted on his own. Or maybe it is just bad reporting.

 

I hope so.