Airbnb pulls listings, drones banned as Beijing goes into lockdown for party congress
Security is tight in the capital and across the country to ensure the event goes off without a hitch

Drones have been banned in Beijing, cybersecurity measures have been stepped up, courier services have prohibited certain items and Airbnb has cancelled all city centre bookings for the rest of the month in the lead-up to next week’s Communist Party congress.
Security campaigns have also been launched across the country to ensure the five-yearly meeting – one of China’s most important political events – goes off without a hitch.
But security is especially tight in the capital, where about 2,300 delegates will congregate at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square when the congress begins on Wednesday.
Popular short-term rental sites, including Airbnb and its Chinese rivals, this week notified local hosts that bookings for the rest of October had been cancelled and they would not be able to take new ones for that period.

Beijing resident Tony, 40, who declined to give his full name, said he expected to make 30,000 yuan (US$4,500) less this month from his four rental flats, which will be mostly vacant.