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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7738228
BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Dong Jiqin is watching a provincial television channel instead of the Beijing Olympics this summer because the arrest of his dissident wife has taken the gloss of the celebrations.
"I cannot watch the Games," Dong said from his cluttered cement-floor living room-dining room combo in the heart of the capital. "I'm afraid my wife isn't safe. We think the Olympics should be held, but I am just not in the mood to watch it."
The government has defended the stepping up of security, with more than 100,000 police and troops on patrol in Beijing, citing terror threats to the Games which end on Sunday.
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