This story was first published on CNN.com, “British, U.S. embassies warn of threats against Westerners in Beijing”. The Australian embassy soon followed suit.
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Other countries have issued similar warnings, although none elaborated on the nature of the potential threats.
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The Sanlitun district is a popular shopping and entertainment district for Westerners.
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NPR’s Anthony Kuhn reports that authorities blanketed the Sanlitun embassy district in heavy security.
The French embassy in Beijing said it had received information from its American counterparts and urged “utmost vigilance” to its citizens.
Taikoo Li Sanlitun, previously known as Sanlitun Village, was the scene of the killing of a young Chinese woman and the wounding of her French husband in August by a man with a sword.
China’s state-run news agency says Beijing police have put all medium- to large-sized malls and supermarkets under a yellow security alert, with plans for a greater police presence and all public trash bins being checked every 30 minutes.
Regular police tend not to carry guns in China and gun crime is uncommon.
“Beijing police are planning ahead and taking many measures … to ensure good public order”, it said.
Chinese police stepped up patrols in the district on Thursday following the warnings.
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At a daily press conference hosted by the Foreign Ministry, spokesman Hong Lei offered no further details on the threat, but said the Chinese government places “a high level of attention” to safety and “spares no effort in protecting the security of Chinese citizens and foreign personnel in China”.
