Top China security body calls for ‘crackdown’ on ‘hostile forces’ after protests

SinoDaily.com reports: “China’s top security body on Tuesday called for a ‘crackdown’ on ‘hostile forces’ after the country saw protests in major cities opposing Covid lockdowns and demanding greater political freedoms.

The ruling Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, which oversees all domestic law enforcement in China, said it was ‘necessary to crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces in accordance with the law,’ according to a readout of a meeting carried in state news agency Xinhua.

It also said it was crucial to ‘resolutely crack down on illegal criminal acts that disrupt social order in accordance with the law, and earnestly safeguard overall social stability.’

China saw a weekend of protests not seen in decades as anger over unrelenting lockdowns fuelled deep-rooted frustration with its political system…”

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