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A top Republican US senator on Tuesday said China is planning to spy on guests who stay at foreign-owned hotels during the Olympic Games, which begin next month.

“The Chinese government has put in place a system to spy on and gather information about every guest at hotels where Olympic visitors are staying,” Kansas Senator Sam Brownback told reporters.

“This means journalists, athletes’ families, human rights advocates and other visitors will be subjected to invasive intelligence gathering by the Chinese Public Security Bureau.”

The State Department issued a warning in March that Americans traveling to China for the Olympic Games could expect their hotel rooms there to be monitored.

China responded at the time that security arrangements were in accordance with international standards.

Brownback said he was first notified months ago by human rights advocates of Beijing’s plan to monitor Internet use at foreign-owned hotels, and that “several international hotel chains” have confirmed receiving orders to install software and hardware to monitor Internet activity.

He declined to reveal the names of the hotels, saying they feared losing their licenses to operate in China and faced large fines if they did not comply with the Chinese order.

“They don’t want to do this. They are being forced to do this,” Brownback said. “If they are specifically identified, they could face retaliation by the Communist government.”

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