China Responds to State Department Comments

China has recently responded to the reports by the state department that "Hotel rooms, residences and offices may be accessed at any time without the occupant's consent or knowledge." As I wrote in my previous post this is ridiculous and inappropriate. I am glad that China has now come out with response. In the short article by AP, China basically says that, It was out of line for America to say those things, and that China's security measurements, in public places, such as hotels and offices, is "in accordance to international norms." That they specifically only mention public places is interesting, and obvious, as that is all a regular traveler to China should be worried about, and anyone traveling to "non-public" places is probably fully aware that there will be increased security.