Beijing Sep 29 (IANS) China has stepped up security on its border with India North Korea and Myanmar ahead of the key Communist Party Congress next month.
The once-in-a-five-year meet is China s most important political event. The authorities would not like to risk any event which disrupts the meeting where Chinese President Xi Jinping will get a second five-year term.
China s border police will maintain the highest security on the country s frontiers with North Korea India and Myanmar as the Communist Party gears up for its all-important Congress the Hong Kong-based South China Morning said in a report.
"(We will) stick to the highest standards strictest requirements and strongest measures to ensure absolute border security for the party s 19th national Congress " the report quoted an official statement as saying.
China has a long-running border dispute with India. The two countries have 3 488 km of de facto boundary most of which is disputed.
Beijing and New Delhi last month ended an over two-month military stand-off in the Sikkim section along the Sino-India border.
China s northeast borders reclusive North Korea. The North Korean nuclear crisis has worried the world especially its ally China.
Beijing fears an influx of refugees in case of a war between the US and the North.
China would not also want Myanmar s Rohingyas to cross over into Chinese border.
"The border forces under the People s Armed Police became the latest government agency to make a show of support for President Xi Jinping saying officers would focus on the frontiers to ensure stability for the five-yearly gathering " the newspaper said.
They would also tighten monitoring of coastal areas and ramp up counter-terrorism work the police were quoted as saying in a statement.
Security personnel have been out in force across the country to make sure the highly choreographed gathering is not disturbed by social unrest.
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