Almost no one thinks China will be the next Egypt or Bahrain but Beijing is taking no chances. More than 100 activists were taken away by police, confined to their homes, or reported missing this past weekend. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with The World's Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing about the repercussions for China from the current events in the Middle East.
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