The Globe and Mail reports:
Daniel Yeung is still trying to understand how it happened. After eight years of steady employment, the Canadian recruitment consultant is being kicked out of China, forced to join an exodus of foreigners streaming out of the host country ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
Mr. Yeung is one of thousands of Canadians and other foreign citizens who are being forced to leave China this month because of tougher visa rules.
"A lot of people are being kicked out," he said. "We're still trying to figure out why the authorities are being so strict and so unfair."
The exodus has cast a shadow over the Olympics, making Beijing a less welcoming city at a time when most Olympic host cities are usually gearing up for an internationally flavoured party.
Beijing has not fully explained the crackdown, but it is apparently due to "security" concerns and a fear that foreigners might cause political trouble during the Olympics in August.
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