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A Chinese security guard monitors journalists during China's Premeir Wen Jiabao's "state of the nation" speech during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) being held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 5, 2011. China's spending on police and domestic survelliance will hit new heights in 2005, with "public security" outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defense budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls. UPI/Stephen Shaver
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Chinese delegates walk to their buses at the close of the opening session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) being held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 5, 2011. China's spending on police and domestic survelliance will hit new heights in 2005, with "public security" outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defense budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls. UPI/Stephen Shaver
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China's top leaders listen to China's Premeir Wen Jiabao deliver the "state of the nation" speech during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) being held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 5, 2011. China's spending on police and domestic survelliance will hit new heights in 2005, with "public security" outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defense budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls. UPI/Stephen Shaver
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Chinese security check the electronic IDs of arriving delegates for the opening session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) being held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 5, 2011. China's spending on police and domestic survelliance will hit new heights in 2005, with "public security" outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defense budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls. UPI/Stephen Shaver
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