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China's traffic police on high alert for chemical hazards

Xinhua, August 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's Public Security Ministry has ordered traffic police nationwide to be on high alert for dangerous chemicals, days after the warehouse blasts in Tianjin.

In a statement Friday, the ministry ordered police forces to tighten approval of transportation permits for toxic chemicals and to intensify roadside checks.

Tourists trips are at a peak and students returning to school just now, also a time for traffic accidents.

Another campaign against illegal license plates and fake driving licenses has been launched since Aug. 13. Endi