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Xi signals control over security services

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On Wednesday, Xi Jinping presented a new police flag to China’s men in blue (Xinhua 2):

“At the ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi presented Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi and Minister of State Security Chen Wenqing with the flag.”

This is a big deal.
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