BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s spending on police and domestic surveillance will hit new heights this year, with “public security” outlays unveiled yesterday outstripping the defence budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls.
China’s ruling Communist Party also issued its loudest warning yet against recent Internet-spread calls for ‘Jasmine Revolution’ protest gatherings inspired by popular uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East.
The 13.8 per cent jump in China’s planned budget for police, state security, armed civil militia, courts and jails was unveiled at the start of
