Chinese police have refuted reports that scores of Tibetans were being driven out and many Africans deported ahead of the Asian Games commencing at Guangzhou city from tomorrow. According to state-run Global Times, the public security department in Guangzhou in Guangdong Province denied all such allegations. The department said in a written statement to the newspaper that it welcomes all ethnic groups, including Tibetans, and foreign friends, including Africans, to come to Guangzhou. Quoting the security officials, the newspaper reported that holders of an expired visa and those who entered China through illegal channels, such as with a fake visa, were repatriated and Tibetan vendors were asked to stop selling on the streets.