Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, China’s biggest annual celebration, falls on January 29 this time.
Chen urged stronger security measures at key venues and for major events as he toured central Hubei province last week, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.
He also called for increased street patrols to “bolster the public’s sense of security” through greater police presence, the report said.
Chen is head of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, which oversees China’s law enforcement agencies. He is also a member of the ruling Communist Party’s elite decision-making Politburo.
During a visit to Hubei’s high court as part of his inspection trip, Chen said judicial efforts should “fully consider the social harm caused by criminal acts and focus on the people’s real concerns” to ensure fairness and justice.
