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Railway police ensure safe holiday trips

China's railway police cracked 24 criminal cases while patrolling trains and railway stations during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, authorities said on Thursday. They also apprehended 70 fugitives during the period and handled 209,000 cases involving hazardous articles. The police also implemented strict anti-epidemic measures and helped passengers with quarantine-related work, they said in a statement. Authorities ensured safe trips for more than 16.9 million passengers, it said.

Regulation on military political work revised

A revised regulation on political work in the army came into effect recently. The regulation, approved by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, is expected to enhance the Party's leadership of military political work. Serving as the backbone of military political work in the new era, the regulation provides a solid political underpinning for building a world-class army.

China to set up 20 more IPR centers

China plans to set up 20 more centers this year to offer quicker and cheaper protection of intellectual property rights, the National Intellectual Property Administration said this week. The plan to establish the centers is part of China's efforts to strengthen IPR protection, it said. The country has already established more than 60 IPR protection centers and fast IPR service centers, providing easy, efficient and low-cost assistance to market entities. The protection centers address difficulties in obtaining evidence and reduce processing time and costs in IPR disputes, while the fast service centers offer county-level industry clusters quick IPR verification and protection.

Xinhua