abcdefg Posted April 11, 2022 at 03:07 AM Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 at 03:07 AM I saw an article today in the New York Times about how the recent wave of lockdowns has impacted truck shipping. This photo was at the top of the page. Clearly, the three officers are asking a truck driver questions and he looks like he is showing them a QR code or something similar on his mobile phone. They are wearing reflective safety vests and I'm guessing the one on the left says 警察。But the two on the right look like they feature a word the second part of which is 警。The first character is obscured by the camera angle, and I was trying to guess what it probably was. Any ideas? Here's a link to the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/business/china-lockdowns-supply-chain.html?campaign_id=7&emc=edit_mbae_20220411&instance_id=58142&nl=morning-briefing:-asia-pacific-edition®i_id=15458255&segment_id=88080&te=1&user_id=b667c6fc1dd94ef200f70985211ada65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted April 11, 2022 at 05:53 AM Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 at 05:53 AM 协警? https://tinyurl.com/3wkm5897 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnergyReaper Posted April 11, 2022 at 01:10 PM Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 at 01:10 PM Because each of the two men had a six-digit police number on the vest, which was the same as another man, I guess they are probably 辅警, not 协警. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted April 11, 2022 at 02:55 PM Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 at 02:55 PM Two good possibilities. Thanks. I was guessing that they probably were not traffic police 交警, but I suppose the photo could have been staged for the camera with them just "borrowed" for a few minutes. Was unsure as to whether a new arm of law enforcement might have been created to deal with these recent Covid issues. Something along the lines of "health police" or 卫生警察, maybe abbreviated 卫警。That would be confusing when spoken (not written) because we all know what the usual "weijing" means. (Our old friend 味精 = MSG.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted April 11, 2022 at 06:59 PM Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 at 06:59 PM https://zj.zjol.com.cn/news.html?id=1780237 see the image at the bottom 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted April 11, 2022 at 08:46 PM Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 at 08:46 PM Good detective work, @edelweis -- looks like 辅警, at least in that shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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