By beefing up security for this year's Apec meeting to a farcical degree, China risks damaging the image of modernity it is so desperate to portray
Jarret Williams, Lonely Planet in hand, busily plans his day in China's fastest-growing city. There's plenty for the 26-year old New Zealander to do: boat cruises, museums, temples, skyscraper observation decks, you name it. There's just one problem: everything's closed. 'Shanghai looks like some post-apocalyptic city you see in a bad Arnold Schwarzenegger movie,' Williams moans. 'I'd love to see the place but I can't get anywhere.' To call Shanghai, which is hosting this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting, a ghost town is an understatement. This may be a booming ci...
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