China Increases Tear Gas Producion For Home And Abroad

Tear gas is fired during a police training drill in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Photo: Reuter

SCMP: China set to step up tear gas production as demand for crowd control weapons booms at home and abroad

* While mainland China does not currently supply the Hong Kong police force, analysts expect growing civil unrest and higher military spending to boost domestic and export markets
* Chinese-made tear gas has been used against protesters around the globe, including anti-government protests in Sudan and Venezuela

China is expected to increase its production of tear gas and other crowd control weapons because of higher demand from domestic law enforcement and from abroad, according to manufacturers and market researchers.

Although Hong Kong – where tear gas has been extensively by police during the ongoing anti-government protests – relies on foreign suppliers, mainland China produces its own supplies along with other so-called “non-lethal” weapons such as acoustic and electromagnetic equipment.

These items have been used to equip both China’s own military and riot police and have also been exported around the globe.

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WNU Editor:The Chinese are clearly predicting a heavy demand for their crowd control products.

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