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China security apparatus well honed to deal with protests

FILE - A plain clothe security person talks on his phone as he form up lines of police officers to block off protesters in Beijing on Nov. 27, 2022. Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even. Ever since the last major demonstrations culminated in the bloody military crackdown of 1989, China has been building an internal security force aimed at overwhelming, intimidating, imprisoning and silencing all challenges. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) FILE - Chinese policemen form a line to stop protesters marching in Beijing on Nov. 27, 2022. Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even. Ever since the last major demonstrations culminated in the bloody military crackdown of 1989, China has been building an internal security force aimed at overwhelming, intimidating, imprisoning and silencing all challenges. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) Chinese policemen face off with protesters holding up blank pieces of paper in defiance in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even. Ever since the last major demonstrations culminated in the bloody military crackdown of 1989, China has been building an internal security force aimed at overwhelming, intimidating, imprisoning and silencing all challenges. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Chinese policemen form a line to block off protesters in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even. Ever since the last major demonstrations culminated in the bloody military crackdown of 1989, China has been building an internal security force aimed at overwhelming, intimidating, imprisoning and silencing all challenges. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Chinese policemen gather in force to block off protesters in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even. Ever since the last major demonstrations culminated in the bloody military crackdown of 1989, China has been building an internal security force aimed at overwhelming, intimidating, imprisoning and silencing all challenges. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Chinese policemen walk near protesters holding up blank papers in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even. Ever since the last major demonstrations culminated in the bloody military crackdown of 1989, China has been building an internal security force aimed at overwhelming, intimidating, imprisoning and silencing all challenges. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) FILE - A protester reacts as he is detained by policemen during a protest on a street in Shanghai, China on Nov. 27, 2022. Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even. Ever since the last major demonstrations culminated in the bloody military crackdown of 1989, China has been building an internal security force aimed at overwhelming, intimidating, imprisoning and silencing all challenges. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Policemen pin down and detain a protester during a protest on a street in Shanghai, China on Nov. 27, 2022. Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even. Ever since the last major demonstrations culminated in the bloody military crackdown of 1989, China has been building an internal security force aimed at overwhelming, intimidating, imprisoning and silencing all challenges. (AP Photo, File)
China security apparatus well honed to deal with protests