China’s 19th Party Congress brings crackdown on critics, nightclubs and Airbnb

October 26, 2017 11:39 AM

BEIJING (NYTIMES) – The police and military swarm the streets at all hours, checking documents and questioning passers-by. Political critics have been jailed, placed under surveillance or sent to the countryside. Popular gathering spots like nightclubs have been shuttered and home-sharing services like Airbnb banned.

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