Beijing welcomes foreign journalists

Foreign journalists are "very welcome" in the capital and they have nothing to worry about regarding their work in the country, a top official from the Beijing Olympic Games organizing committee told China Daily yesterday.

"Overseas media are very welcome in Beijing and their working conditions in China during the Games are guaranteed by the State Council Decree No 477 and several media guides," Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and a newly elected CPPCC member, said during a group discussion.

"These regulations are the basis for our media services during the Games and they will be implemented strictly around the country, not just in Beijing and the co-host cities," Jiang said.