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ChinaBracesforTravelRushwithTightenedSecurityChecks
Chinaisbracingitselffortheworld'slargesttravelrushtwoweeksbeforetheChineselunarnewyearof 2010.
Policehavetightenedsecuritychecksatrailwaystationswithsupportfrommosttravelers. Butsomeofthemhavecomplainedabouttheinconveniencecausedbyadditionalsecurityprecautions.
Daminfindsoutmore.
TensofthousandsofpassengershavefloodedintotheBeijingWestRailwayStation, kickingofftheirhome-boundjourneys.
GuoYanhong, onetraveler, hasjustfoundaseatinthewaitinghallafteraseriesofsecuritychecks.
"Whatisdifferentfromnormaltimesisthatpolicestaffhavebeendispatchedtocheckourticketsevenstepsawayfromtheentranceofthebuilding. Afterthat, allthebagsandluggagehadtobescanned. Ithinkthesemeasuresaregoodforthesakeofpassengers'security."
TheMinistryofPublicSecurityhasreleasedanotice, callingfortightenedsecuritychecksatrailwaystations.
Somepassengerssaytheyhaveencounteredinconvenienceasaresultoftheadditionalsecuritymeasures.
"It'salittleinconvenient. It'scrowdedandIhavemanybelongingstoundergoscanning. Ispentatleast 20 minuteswhenmovingfromtheentrancetothiswaitinghall. Ihopetheauthoritiescanfindawaytoreducetheinconvenience."
ButWangHongwei, apublicsecurityexpertwithRenminUniversity, saysit'sverynecessarytoimposestrictsecuritymeasures.
"LastNovember'strainaccidentinRussiaandthefailedChristmasattackonaUSairlinersendusawarning. Thatiswehavetobevigilantandcomeupwithenhancedsecuritymeasuresduringthenation-widetravelrush. Ithinkit'sreasonableandacceptabletorestrictsomepersonalfreedomswhenmaintainingpublicsecuritybecomesthepriority."
ARussianexpresstrainderailedinNovemberlastyear, killingsome 40 peopleandinjuredmorethan 100. Investigatorshaveblamedthedisasteronterroristbombings.
OntheChristmasDay, aNigerianmanattemptedtosetoffanexplosivedeviceonaDetroit-boundflightandfailed.
Followingtheincident, theUnitedStatestightenedsecuritychecksandadoptedfullbody-scanatallitsairports.
China'supcomingtravelrushwillofficiallystartfromSaturdayandlastfor 40-days. ThetravelpeakcomeseveryyearwhenpeoplearevisitingrelativesforthetraditionalSpringFestivalholidayandthenreturntotheirworkplaces.
Authoritiesforecastthattravelerswillmakemorethan 200 milliontripsbyrailovertheholidayperiod, ariseof 9.5 percentfromlastyear.
Damin, CRInews.