Beijing's plan to recruit up to 100,000 volunteers as "anti-terror informants" has been met with doubt by some members of the public. They fear efforts to collect information could lead to dangerous confrontations with strangers, and point to concerns about living in a community where suspicion of one's neighbours is rife. The chief of the municipal Public Security Bureau, Fu Zhenghua, announced late last month that the capital aimed to enlist people from across society.
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