China: ‘Fortress Beijing’ prepares for Communist party congress


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An image of China's President Xi Jinping at an exhibition about the history of the Communist Party of China in Peking University. Under the ministry of public security’s “100-day operation”, which started in June, more than 1.4 million people have been arrested across the country. Photograph Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images “Fortress Beijing” is ready. More than one million alleged criminals have been arrested; travellers on the Chinese capital’s trains are being forced to prove their water bottles do not carry dangerous substances by taking sips; and airports across China are redoubling surveillance of ethnic minorities. With just days until...