Vagabondjourney.com cited (April 4) western journalists reporting increasing instances of xenophobic behaviour by Chinese including in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai. They report that service staff in restaurants do not serve them, hotels deny them accommodation and in some cases individuals come up and abuse them. James Palmer, author of The Death of Mao was quoted saying “Letting a foreigner in is just considered too risky. There’s no upside for you. If you let a foreigner in and the foreigner has the virus … that’s now become something that’s truly politically dangerous for you." Palmer, who was based in Beijing for many years, urged foreigners to consider leaving the country altogether.