China’s security chief urges all-out efforts to ensure safe New Year and Spring Festival

China’s security chief urges all-out efforts to ensure safe New Year and Spring Festival

Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is China’s biggest annual celebration and falls on January 29 this time. Chen issued the call for stronger security measures at key venues and for major events as he toured central Hubei province last week, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. He also called for increased street patrols … Read more

China’s top judge promises swift justice after recent mass killings that shocked nation

China’s top judge promises swift justice after recent mass killings that shocked nation

China’s most senior judge has promised to dish out swift punishments for random attacks on members of the public following a series of incidents that have shocked the nation. In the most serious incident, 35 people were killed and dozens injured when a car ploughed into crowds of people exercising outside a sports stadium in … Read more

Chinese officials told to stop avoiding media questions about emergencies

Chinese officials told to stop avoiding media questions about emergencies

Chinese government officials will no longer be allowed to avoid commenting on emergencies under new legislative amendments to give journalists better “legal protection”. A commentary published on Friday in Legal Weekly, a newspaper under the supervision of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission – a Communist Party body with a wide range of supervisory … Read more