[lrtoinbert]

If china 'owns' it then they have the right to have security of their own around it. Noone would complain about the FIFA security being there if the World Cup was being paraded around.

What we're talking about is one country's private security force acting as police officers in another country.

Using BenL's example: I'm sure tactical issues were arranged between British and French police officials for the Tour, and that French police were acting under British authority.

Were these men in jumpsuits empowered as police officers?

That these bodyguards are from a country with an abysmal human rights record, on display in a paragon of Western democracy, is the height of irony.

I'm sure we'll add to the irony in San Francisco.