The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau () is a department of the municipal government of
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. It serves as the city's
public security bureau
A Public Security Bureau (PSB) () of a city or county, or Public Security Department (PSD) () of a province or autonomous region, in the People's Republic of China refers to a government office essentially acting as a police station or a local ...
and branch of the
people's police under the
Ministry of Public Security (MPS) The headquarters is in
Qianmen
Qianmen () is the colloquial name for Zhengyangmen (; Manchu:; Möllendorff:tob šun-i duka, literally meaning "Gate of the Zenith Sun"), a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guar ...
,
Dongcheng District.
[Home]
" (English). Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. Retrieved on November 21, 2014. "Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau No.9, Dongdajie, Qianmen, Dongcheng District, Beijing
: "北京市公安局 地址：北京市东城区前门东大街9号 邮政编码：100740"
In 2010, the agency started a new public relations program by allowing Hong Kong and Macau media to attend press conferences and adding new spokespersons.
[Han, Bingbin.]
. ''China Daily
''China Daily'' () is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
Overview
''China Daily'' has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China. T ...
''. July 21, 2010. Retrieved on November 21, 2014.
All police officers of the
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
police are armed with a variety of guns on the beat, e.g.
QSZ-92,
QSW-06, officers in special units carry shotguns and SWAT members are armed with the domestically produced
Norinco QBZ-95 Assault Rifle and
QSZ-92 Pistols. The bureau is the host of
Beijing SWAT, reportedly one of most well trained and best equipped special police (特警 , "Tèjǐng") teams in the entire country.
History
* On
See also
*
Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons
* ''
On the Beat'', a 1995 film depicting officers of the Beijing Public Municipal Security Bureau (PSB)
References
External links
*
Law enforcement agencies of China
Dongcheng District, Beijing
Politics of Beijing
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