China to install video cameras in key public areas
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ALL of China’s key public areas will be monitored by video surveillance cameras by 2020 in a bid to combat crime and ensure social stability, the government said yesterday.
The authorities have already taken a series of steps to prevent attacks by extremists, including plans for an anti-terrorism law that would give the government broader surveillance powers and offering to pay for tips about violent plots.
Places such as roads will be fully covered by cameras and the information they gather will be shared with the authorities, the National Development and Reform Commission said.
“Building a public security surveillance net is an important measure under the new situation to maintain national security and social stability as well as prevent and combat violent terrorist crimes,” it said.
The plan aims to boost public security monitoring, optimize traffic conditions and “improve social management,” it said.
As part of the clampdown, last month the government said it will set up a national population database linked to ID information and credit records.
Local governments will be required to make sure the cameras function effectively around the clock, the statement said.
China was rocked last year by a string of knife and bomb attacks conducted by separatists from the western region of Xinjiang, which has been plagued by unrest.
Hundreds of people have been killed in Xinjiang in terrorist attacks in the past two years.
China has also tightened security at hospitals and other health facilities after a spate of violence against doctors and nurses.
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