VOA News Africa China’s police seize assets, demand payments amid economic downturn Design TechNovember 9, 2024020 views China’s police seize assets, demand payments amid economic downturn FILE – Police walk past Chinese and Hong Kong flags in Hong Kong, July 1, 2024. As economic pressures constrain budgets, Chinese police have been using flexible legal codes and financial punishments to fill government coffers, analysts say.