China has actively engaged in wide-ranging global public security cooperation while pursuing multilateralism in tackling insecurity and geopolitical challenges, said Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong at the just concluded 2024 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum held in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province.
The two-day meeting, wrapped up on Tuesday, held a series of wide-ranging discussions on some of the world's most pressing challenges. Leaders and experts from over 100 countries came together to discuss ways to improve international security cooperation.
Wang addressed the event, praising China's contributions to global peace and development through multilateral cooperation under the China-proposed Global Security Initiative. He also highlighted the lowest crime rate of China among the world's major economies, making the country one of the safest places in the world.
Over the past year, China has supported and participated in joint operations under the frameworks of the International Criminal Police Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, he said, adding that the mechanism of law enforcement cooperation with ASEAN, the South Pacific and other regions have become more pragmatic and effective, and that mechanism, extended to East Africa and Central Asia, has responded to the national security concerns in regional countries in a timely manner.
In the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia, officials at the forum said that joint crackdowns on the drug trafficking has secured a safe waterway.
So far, more than 50,000 suspects involved in telecom fraud in Myanmar have also been handed over to China.
The meeting also showed that the China-proposed Global Security Initiative has received wide recognition and support from the international community.
"Transnational crimes present significant threats not only to peace and security but also to sustainable development. I'd like to highlight the Global Security Initiative where China calls for active cooperation based on mutual respect of national sovereignty. We all need to work together to address both traditional and non-traditional security concerns in a cooperative and inclusive manner," said Myanmar Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Yar Pyae.
China also stressed support for all countries looking to safeguard their common security concerns, oppose unilateral law enforcement, long-arm jurisdiction, and confrontation.
"Mutual trust among major countries is at a deficit. Unilateralism is on the rise. Law enforcement is being politicized, and normal international cooperation is being demonized," noted Wang.
Major power confrontation, refugee issue, economic and financial sanctions have sounded an alarm within the international community, and the pressing non-traditional security issues have made global security governance more difficult, according to a Chinese expert.
"Major power confrontation, including the United States' strategic oppression against China, has led to a catastrophic regression in international relations. We need to build a community with a shared future for mankind under the framework of global partnership, and closely integrate non-traditional security and traditional security," said Zhu Feng, executive dean of the School of International Studies of Nanjing University.
China actively engages in wide-ranging global public security cooperation: minister
