Police out in force to prevent rowdy Halloween celebrations in Shanghai
Halloween parade in Shanghai on 31 October 2023.
Photo: CFOTO / NurPhoto via AFP
Shanghai police patrolled the downtown streets over the weekend to crack down on Halloween celebrations in China's most international city.
Local authorities appeared to be trying to prevent a repeat of last year, when Halloween revellers thronged central Shanghai, with some dressed in costumes that poked fun of the Chinese stock market, youth unemployment and strict COVID-19 policies.
This weekend, the police presence, online postings about a crackdown and constant rain kept the revelry to a minimum.
At least half a dozen people in costumes that turned up in Shanghai's Zhongshan park on Friday night were seen by Reuters witnesses being led away by police.
There was no official city-wide notice banning Hall...










