Tight security for China’s parliamentary season
China’s annual parliamentary season kicked off amid huge security this week, with tens of thousands of police and an army of volunteers manning the streets in what an AFP report said was a dress rehearsal for the Olympic Games.
About 2,000 delegates to a parliamentary advisory body began meeting on Monday at the Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing. The main legislature, the National People’s Congress, convenes tomorrow.
In “a rehearsal for the Olympics”, one million volunteers had also been brought in to help police maintain order and put additional eyes on the streets, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
“The volunteers were expected to accumulate experience (for the Olympics) and cultivate a harmonious social environment,” Xinhua was quoted saying.
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