Exclusive: China’s Shanxi Province Goes on Lockdown, Imposes Heightened Security for Key Anniversary

Exclusive: China’s Shanxi Province Goes on Lockdown, Imposes Heightened Security for Key Anniversary
Members of the Armed Police's Xinzhou corps participate in an anti-terrorism drill on a hill in Xinzhou city of Shanxi province, China on January 22, 2018. VCG/VCG via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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As the Chinese Communist Party prepares large-scale celebrations for the upcoming 70th anniversary of its takeover of China, local governments are entering into lockdown mode to ensure that anything that could threaten the Chinese regime’s stability is squashed.
The Chinese-language Epoch Times recently obtained a classified document released by the Shanxi provincial government’s committee on national security, in which it instructed all security-related government agencies in the province to “prepare for war.”
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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