"LAOWAI FREE" BEIJING ?

It is getting more & more absurd & bizarre - please read this and hopefully you are NOT an "alien" living / working in Beijing:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080605.wolympics05/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080605.wolympics05
What about all the foreign companies who are sponsors for the Olympics in Beijing ?
Does their staff all have the "adequate educational qualifications" ?