The People's Court Daily (January 10) reported that Guo Shengkun, Politburo member and Secretary of the
Central Political and Legal Committee, attended and spoke at the second meeting of the Beijing 2022 Winter
Olympics and Winter Paralympics Security Headquarters on January 9. He emphasised the importance of
doing a good job in security work at the Winter Olympics. State Councilor and Minister of Public Security
Zhao Kezhi presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Chen Yixin, Secretary General of the Central
Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Wang Xiaohong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry
of Public Security and Deputy Minister in charge of daily work, Han Zirong, full-time Vice Chairman and
Secretary General of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, and relevant responsible comrades
from the Security Headquarters attended the meeting. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has promised
Olympic athletes’ free access to social media platforms and other websites in the Olympic Village in Beijing,
but heavy surveillance of online activity is expected to continue, even for visitors who are allowed to access
sites that would otherwise be blocked. Chinese authorities have said Olympic participants and foreign media
will have uncensored access to the internet through special SIM cards.
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