Beijing’s Security System Is Splintering Before the Fifth Plenum

Sep 30, 2026 - 09:59
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Beijing is tightening security ahead of the CCP’s Fifth Plenum: stricter drone controls, more checkpoints, tighter vehicle restrictions, and heavier scrutiny around the political center. But the bigger question is not simply why Beijing is locking down—it is who actually controls the capital’s five layers of security. From the 82nd Group Army and the Beijing Garrison to the Central Guard Bureau, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Beijing police, recent personnel changes and competing chains of command raise new questions about Xi Jinping’s grip on the city.

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