Reproduced from Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights in China
Bitter Winter has obtained documents, issued by local governments in the provinces of Shanxi, Liaoning, and Anhui, according to which, “wartime measures” will be implemented to ensure “stability maintenance” during this year’s National Day, which marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1.As per the documents, in preparation for the celebrations and during then, authorities will impose “combat readiness” to prevent anti-government unrests, “street politics,” “color revolutions,” and other civic movements that could pose a threat to the regime. Particular attention should be paid to the impact of the Sino-U.S. trade war and the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong may have on citizens in mainland China. Local authorities are requested to crack down on “harmful” political information and “maintain political security in the realm of ideology.”
