A new book out today looks at how China's vast spy network is gearing up for the summer Olympics in Beijing.

The book is called "The Chinese Secret Services from Mao to the Olympics Games." It's the latest work of French writer Roger Faligot, the author of more than 40 intelligence-related books.

One chapter is called "China: Gold Medal for Espionage." In it, the author examines how the Chinese Communist Party's intelligence agencies plan to keep an eye on foreign journalists and potential human rights protestors during the Olympics.

But the surveillance is not limited to inside China. The book says special teams are being formed in Chinese embassies around the world to identify sports journalists... and determine whether they are "friendly" or "antagonistic" toward China. This way, the regime will know who to keep an eye on during the Games.

And the communist regime's focus on surveillance comes at a price. Last year, the Security Industry Association issued a report showing that China has invested at least $6.5 billion in video camera surveillance and other security measures for Beijing. By comparison, that's more than four times as much as was spent on security for the 2004 Athens Olympics--the first summer games held after the 9/11 attacks.