CHINA: CPPCC & NPC
China's top political advisory body the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and China's version of aa parliament the National People's Congress (NPC) opened in Beijing amidst heightened security on March 3 and March 5, 2016 respectively.
Minister of Public Security,Guo Shengkun, called on police authorities to tighten controls throughout the duration of the two Congresses. He also inspected two security checkpoints in suburban Beijing’s Fangshan district and Zhuozhou in neighbouring Hebei province on February 29, 2016, telling police officers to ensure all people, vehicles and items entering Beijing were “clean”.
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