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China's government has told police across the country to get tough on prostitution, gambling and drugs following an expose in the "sin city" of Dongguan, where a crackdown on prostitution led to the detention of nearly 1,000 people this month.
The announcement, on the Ministry of Public Security's official website late on Monday, said investigations had begun in several provinces, and police had broken up 73 vice rings and closed down 2,410 prostitution and gambling dens over the past week.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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A suspected prostitute puts on clothes at a hotel room during a police raid, as part of plans to crackdown on prostitution, in Dongguan, Guangdong province.
Chinese authorities have carried out a rare crackdown on the sex trade in the "sin city" of Dongguan following a candid report by the state broadcaster on the underground industry.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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A policeman checks a masseuse and her customer during a raid at a hotel in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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A plainclothes policeman catches a woman during a police crackdown on prostitution in Quanzhou, Fujian province.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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Prostitutes from mainland China wait for customers inside the shopping mall of a hotel in Macau.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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Women are seated during a police crackdown on prostitution in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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A prostitute sits in the dark as she waits for customers near a popular bar district in Shanghai.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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A police officer talks to a man during an inspection to combat against crimes involving prostitution, gambling and drugs, inside a massage room at a bath centre in Qingdao, Shandong province.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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A police officer stands while holding handcuffs during a police crackdown action on prostitution in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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A suspected prostitute waits for customers outside a pub in Shanghai.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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Police officers use flashlight to check personal identities during an inspection to combat against crimes involving prostitution, gambling and drugs, at a club in Qingdao, Shandong province.
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PHOTOS: Sex and drugs in 'Sin City'
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A group of suspected prostitutes put on clothes as Chinese police (not in picture) detain them in a hotel in Yongzhou city, Hunan province.
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