China is number one in everything these days. Now, China is number one in the number of journalists it has in prison.

Reporters Without Borders says China has as many as 32 journalists in the pokey. And to think I was planning on going there for the 2008 Olympics. I hope they let me back out.

Ching Cheong is a correspondent for the Straits Times in Singapore. He is a Hong Kong resident with a British passport and permanent resident status in Singapore.

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