Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
- Qi Yanjun, Bureau Chief
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The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (Chinese: 北京市公安局; pinyin: Běijīng Shì Gōng'ānjú) is a department of the Beijing Municipal People's Government. It serves as the city's public security bureau and branch of the people's police under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) The headquarters is in Qianmen, Dongcheng District.[1]
The bureau is the host of Beijing SWAT, reportedly one of the most well trained and best equipped special police (特警; Tèjǐng) teams in the entire country.[1] The director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau generally serves concurrently as a Vice Minister of Public Security.[2]
History
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.[3]
On 17 August 2011, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau AW109E police helicopter crashed into Miyun reservoir [zh] in Miyun County, Beijing. Three crewmen were killed and one severely injured.[4]
Equipment
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All police officers of the Beijing 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.[citation needed]
See also
- Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons
- Beijing State Security Bureau
- On the Beat, a 1995 film depicting officers of the Beijing Public Municipal Security Bureau (PSB)
References
- ^ a b "Home Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine" (English). Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. Retrieved on November 21, 2014. "Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau No.9, Dongdajie, Qianmen, Dongcheng District, Beijing" Address in Chinese Archived 2017-05-31 at the Wayback Machine: "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"
- ^ "Decoding Chinese Politics". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Han, Bingbin. "Beijing police department puts faces to new PR efforts" (Archive). China Daily. July 21, 2010. Retrieved on November 21, 2014.
- ^ "北京警用直升机坠落水库牺牲4民警被批准为烈士" [Beijing police helicopter crashed; 4 policemen were approved as martyrs]. Xinhua News Agency. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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