Fortune's program also was apparently softened to appease the Chinese hosts, several sources said. A section on the complex problem of China's state-owned industries was removed before the forum began. A session on the People's Liberation Army was canceled Tuesday. They want people to see their power. The capital has been swept clean of 100,000 undocumented workers from other provinces.
Detention centers are full.
Phalanxes of police patrol the streets. Factories have been shut down since Sept. 20 to clear the city's acrid air. Tiananmen Square has recently been renovated and now sports two strips of turf imported from Oregon. And Christmas lights adorn most major buildings along the city's main boulevard.