Thursday, July 19, 2012

China cracks down ahead of leadership change




President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao

China is ramping up internal security ahead of a once-in-a-decade leadership change and warned it will swiftly stamp down on social unrest, its powerful top police and judicial official says.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and other leaders will resign from their Communist Party posts at a congress this autumn, ushering in a new leadership for the world's most populous nation.
In a meeting with top government and police officials, Zhou Yongkang, the security chief, ordered a wide-ranging crackdown on unrest, the People's Daily said in a front-page report on Wednesday.
"Safeguarding social harmony and stability is a very important pre-condition for the opening of the 18th Party Congress and is the priority task and political responsibility of every level of government," Zhou said.

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