New restrictions for foreign journalists in China

 Foreign journalists are no longer allowed to visit Tiananmen Square in Beijing unannounced and conduct spontaneous interviews. In future, reporters will have to register a visit one day in advance and request an interview appointment, as the official news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing the authorities. They will also be provided with "guides". The decree came a day after a group of Beijing citizens used an organized visit by foreign Olympic journalists to a well-known Beijing Duck House south of Tiananmen Square to protest against insufficient compensation following the demolition of their homes.