CHINA-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS 2022: POLITBURO MEMBER GUO SHEGKUN ADDRESSES MEETING ON SECURITY FOR BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS

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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