In China, Beijing is preparing to receive the country’s political elite for the annual session of the Chinese Parliament which begins next week. More than 3,000 delegates will meet at the Great People’s Palace in a capital, as always, placed under close surveillance.
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With our correspondent in Beijing, Stéphane Lagarde
From March 1 to 12, on the occasion of the National People’s Assembly, the use of aircraft ” small, low altitude and low speed “, in other words drones, are prohibited in Beijing and its region, including for sporting and advertising purposes, warned state media. Drones banned, like anything else that flies – remote-controlled toys, pigeons – reinforced control of travelers on trains, these bans returning at each high mass of the party in the capital. With, in the streets, the deployment of volunteers who came to reinforce the eye of the cameras, and the police and arteries which disappear from GPS near places of power and, in each work unit, in each sector, increased vigilance.
“ Don’t forget to bring your ID ! »
A “second security check” was thus set up by the national postal administration for express deliveries arriving in Beijing, explains this delivery man busy taping his packages. “ You must now register your real name when sending packages, he explains. You need to leave your Chinese name and ID number. This is because of the “two sessions” that will begin soon. And next time, don’t forget to bring your ID! »
For “ create a good security environment for Lianghui » – the two Chinese assemblies – the national mining administration passed recommendations to avoid any major accident that would disrupt the plenary sessions. After the dramatic series of fires who did headlines in recent months, the Ministry of Emergency management asks residence offices to monitor the risk of fires linked to recharging of electric batteries for bicycles and scooters inside buildings.
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