Mexicans Being Rounded Up in China

China has reportedly started rounding up Mexican tourists and visitors and forcibly quarantining them even if they are showing no flu symptoms. The Mexican Ambassador to China was denied access to some of his citizens being kept in a Beijing hotel and the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs has lodged protests with the Chinese government over the treatment of its citizens. James Fallows reports that one family was rounded up from a 5-star hotel at 4 am and detained at a hospital. Meanwhile, the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports that the Mexicans are thankful for all the help China has given Mexico.

Odd that China would try to win Mexican hearts by giving Mexico $5 million to fight flu and then erase the good publicity with the negative press they are receiving by indiscriminately rounding up Mexican passport holders in China.