Chinese paramilitary police wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand guard near the portrait of Chinese leader Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Saturday, January 9, 2021. 

Chinese paramilitary police stand guard near the portrait of Chinese leader Mao Zedong near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Saturday, January 9, 2021. 
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