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The beating of two Japanese journalists by police in western China drew an official apology Tuesday, even as Beijing set new obstacles for news outlets wanting to report from Tiananmen Square. The International Olympic Committee, which last week only partially succeeded in getting China to unblock some Internet sites after journalists raised a furor, said it would look into the new rules that require reporters to make appointments to do reports at Tiananmen.
• Former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek had his visa revoked by Chinese authorities today, hours before he was set to travel to Beijing to urge the Chinese government to help make peace in the war-torn Darfur section of Sudan.
The Associated Press
