Police in Shanghai have stepped up security at the city's border with neighboring Zhejiang Province in preparation for the G20 Summit, which is being held in Hangzhou on September 4 and 5.
The number of police officers checking vehicles traveling in the direction of Zhejiang at the city's 29 highway checkpoints has been significantly increased.
Zhou Zhenzhen, a spokesperson from Songjiang District, said officers will check as many vehicles as possible 24/7 until the end of the summit.
At the Fengjing checkpoint on G60 Hukun Highway in Songjiang, six to seven policemen are on duty on each lane, according to STV news.
Officers search trunks and examine the personal belongings of drivers of private cars, and passengers on tourist buses are asked to submit to bodyscans and luggage checks.
Police dogs stand by to help sniff out suspicious items on trucks.
"We'll check each and every vehicle in the direction of Zhejiang if traffic is not significantly slowed down by the job, and we'll check any suspicious vehicles," Liu Shuwen, an official from Songjiang Police, was quoted as saying in the news story.
Li Hui, a spokesperson for Shanghai Traffic Police, said traffic congestion is inevitable.
Meanwhile, people traveling by ferry from Shanghai ports to Zhejiang are also subject to stricter security measures such as compulsory identity checks, according to STV news.
The average boarding time has increased to 20 minutes from five minutes due to the measures, which are in line with stepped-up security at Shanghai's airports and railway stations.
