Foreigners will be faced with a question of identity
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shuangjing">Shuangjing</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chaoyang">Chaoyang</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2008, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> 100-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="three">three</span> <span word="illegals">illegals</span>". <span word="This">This</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span>, <span word="overstayed">overstayed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="permit">permit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="freelance">freelance</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> "<span word="Temporary">Temporary</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>", <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policewoman">policewoman</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span>' <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="policewoman">policewoman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shuangjing">Shuangjing</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="proximity">proximity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>.</p><p><span word="Citizens">Citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="nationalities">nationalities</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="three">three</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>" <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20,000 "<span word="three">three</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>" <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Huanning">Huanning</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="security">security</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provoked">provoked</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expatriate">expatriate</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>.</p>
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