News Analysis
Beijing is set to implement a new law on July 1 prohibiting passengers from bringing certain items onboard a train. China observers believe the law will allow the Chinese regime to further tighten control over its population.
Under the new law, railway passengers are only allowed to bring a certain amount of personal products, and items that can be potentially used as weapons are prohibited.
Some experts believe that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants to use this new regulation to ban its citizens from carrying weapons on long-distance travel in order to prevent violence on trains.
“The social grievances [in China] can turn into turmoil at any time,” Li Ang, a China affairs commentator, told Radio Free Asia (RFA) on June 24….