https://www.scmp.com/rss/518010/feed The latest news on Chinese politician Wang Xiaohong, including political stories and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Seong Hyeon Choi Seong Hyeon Choi The navies of China and Vietnam have added live-fire drills to future joint training – marking a deepening of military cooperation as Vietnamese Communist Party chief To Lam hailed relations with Beijing as a “top priority”. Naval commanders from both sides held a courtesy meeting on Monday at Fangcheng port in southern China’s Guangxi, as Vietnamese frigates Tran Hung Dao (hull number 015) and Ly Thai To (012) arrived to join PLA Navy vessels for their 40th joint patrol and training... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346907/china-vietnam-agree-live-fire-drills-naval-exercise-boost?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346907/china-vietnam-agree-live-fire-drills-naval-exercise-boost?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:24:28 +0000 Amber Wang Amber Wang Chinese and Vietnamese personnel will carry out a joint naval patrol and training exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin this week, extending a practice that has continued despite long-standing competing maritime claims. The joint manoeuvres will take place as part of the China-Vietnam Border Defence Friendship Exchange, which will include medical and cultural exchange events, China’s defence ministry said on Sunday. They will be conducted in waters off China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346656/joint-patrols-china-vietnam-steers-course-between-two-powers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346656/joint-patrols-china-vietnam-steers-course-between-two-powers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:00:12 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou China and Vietnam are to hold their first high-level ministerial talks under a new platform next week. This comes as the neighbours seek to cement their strategic alignment despite heightened tensions over Beijing’s purported new land reclamation work in the disputed South China Sea. According to the Chinese foreign ministry, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong and Defence Minister Dong Jun will be in Vietnam from Sunday to Tuesday to meet their respective... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346539/will-paracels-dispute-overshadow-china-and-vietnams-drive-stronger-strategic-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346539/will-paracels-dispute-overshadow-china-and-vietnams-drive-stronger-strategic-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Ling Xin Ling Xin The late Emperor Hirohito of Japan should be held accountable under international law for the crimes of Unit 731, according to Chinese scholars who say the wartime ruler authorised the infamous programme but was shielded from prosecution by US policy after World War II. The secret Japanese military unit in northeastern China, which was responsible for human experimentation, biological warfare and at least tens of thousands of civilian deaths, had been created by imperial order in 1936, said Zhou... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337529/china-urged-sue-over-japanese-royals-role-unit-731-crimes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337529/china-urged-sue-over-japanese-royals-role-unit-731-crimes?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:00:09 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang A top official warned against moves to revive Japanese militarism as China held its annual national commemoration of the Nanking massacre amid tense ties with Tokyo. Speaking at a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Nanjing on Saturday, Shi Taifeng, head of the ruling Communist Party’s organisation department, said that any attempt to revive militarism, challenge the post-war international order or undermine global peace and stability was “doomed to failure”, according to state broadcaster... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3336337/china-marks-nanking-massacre-anniversary-warning-against-japans-militarism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3336337/china-marks-nanking-massacre-anniversary-warning-against-japans-militarism?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:18:31 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng China’s top official overseeing ethnic and religious affairs has saluted Beijing’s approach to Xinjiang over the past decade, bookending a landmark trip by President Xi Jinping to the region to mark its founding. Addressing a major event in Urumqi on Thursday for the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Wang Huning said that over the decades, especially since “the new era” – the period after Xi took power in 2012 – people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang had “continuously... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326872/completely-correct-chinas-ethnic-affairs-chief-hails-xinjiang-policies-xis-new-era?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326872/completely-correct-chinas-ethnic-affairs-chief-hails-xinjiang-policies-xis-new-era?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:01:57 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei China has showcased and marketed a range of new public security equipment, including AI-assisted facial recognition surveillance devices, in an exhibition for police forces in developing countries. The equipment was displayed at the three-day Global Public Security Cooperation Forum, which runs in the coastal city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, until Thursday. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the exhibition’s theme is “Security Sharing, Development Integration”. “Through this showcase,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3325892/china-showcases-ai-enhanced-bodycams-developing-nations-police-expo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3325892/china-showcases-ai-enhanced-bodycams-developing-nations-police-expo?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:09 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li In the summer of 2015, a time when China’s pharmaceutical market was in a phase of rapid expansion, a sudden regulatory change sent tremors through the industry: drug companies would need to audit the clinical trial data for all pending applications. If withdrawn within a month of the announcement, firms could avoid penalties for submitting flawed applications, but hiding or falsifying data would court severe punishments, including multi-year filing bans. The response from the industry indicated... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324487/chinas-biotech-industry-gaining-us-can-tariffs-hold-them-back?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324487/chinas-biotech-industry-gaining-us-can-tariffs-hold-them-back?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:00:13 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li China has slapped American fibre-optic firms with anti-dumping tariffs – a move announced hours after the US Treasury imposed sanctions on a Guangzhou-based chemical firm, over fentanyl claims. The duties, ranging from 33.3 to 78.2 per cent, went into immediate effect and are to remain in place until April 2028, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday in an online statement. Specifically, OFS Fitel faces a 33.3 per cent tariff, Corning a 37.9 per cent levy, and Draka Communications Americas,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3324303/china-targets-us-fibre-optic-firms-after-washington-sanctions-chemical-producer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3324303/china-targets-us-fibre-optic-firms-after-washington-sanctions-chemical-producer?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:00:11 +0000 Frank Chen Frank Chen The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a Chinese chemical company that it alleges is manufacturing and coordinating shipments of illicit opioids, such as fentanyl, and chemical agents into the country. The move comes amid recent stepped-up moves in Washington to target China on the fentanyl issue despite stabilising bilateral ties. A Treasury Department statement said sanctions have been placed on Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical, based in China’s southern Guangdong province, and two of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3324252/us-sanctions-chinas-guangzhou-tengyue-chemical-alleged-fentanyl-trafficking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3324252/us-sanctions-chinas-guangzhou-tengyue-chemical-alleged-fentanyl-trafficking?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:49:34 +0000 Phoebe Zhang Phoebe Zhang China’s state security chief, Chen Yixin, has met his Cuban counterpart in Beijing and pledged better intelligence sharing to help the US neighbour maintain social stability, against a backdrop of heightened pressure from the Donald Trump administration. Chen and Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas, Cuba’s interior minister, opened the meeting by marking 65 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, according to a report posted to social media on Monday by China’s Ministry of State... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3323027/chinas-spy-chief-pledges-more-intelligence-sharing-cuba-months-after-us-jitters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3323027/chinas-spy-chief-pledges-more-intelligence-sharing-cuba-months-after-us-jitters?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 05:01:14 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang China’s top political adviser has stressed the Communist Party’s “strong leadership” in a speech reviewing decades of achievements to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet autonomous region. Wang Huning, also China’s No 4 official, said that since the 18th party congress in 2012, under President Xi Jinping’s guidance and comprehensive plan, “Tibet has entered its best period of development, experiencing the greatest changes and bringing the most tangible benefits to people of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3322602/chinas-top-political-adviser-hails-partys-leadership-tibet-60th-anniversary-speech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3322602/chinas-top-political-adviser-hails-partys-leadership-tibet-60th-anniversary-speech?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:34:37 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma US President Donald Trump said that China is “making big steps” in the fight against fentanyl trafficking, extending a softer tone towards the country as the two sides work towards a trade deal. “I think China has been helping out,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday. “You know that they’re being penalised with tariffs because of the fentanyl, but they want to do something.” Trump’s shift on fentanyl – an opioid that has caused tens of thousands of US deaths – comes after his... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3318559/trump-makes-nice-china-trade-war-deadline-nears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3318559/trump-makes-nice-china-trade-war-deadline-nears?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:00:10 +0000 Vanessa Cai Vanessa Cai China has expressed willingness to work with the United States on anti-drug efforts and the repatriation of illegal immigrants – two priorities for US President Donald Trump – but urged “mutual respect” from Washington. The remarks were made in a meeting between Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong and US ambassador to China David Perdue in Beijing on Thursday. Wang said Beijing was willing to work with Washington and hoped the US could “meet China halfway, uphold an attitude of equality,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3315194/china-ready-fight-fentanyl-illegal-immigration-us-top-police-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3315194/china-ready-fight-fentanyl-illegal-immigration-us-top-police-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:01:14 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma China and the United States agreed to pause almost all tariffs introduced since April 2, marking a major de-escalation in a trade war that had threatened to spur inflation, chill the global economy and leave US stores with empty shelves. Both countries will cut reciprocal tariffs by 115 per cent for 90 days, according to a joint statement. The US rate will fall to 30 per cent, including a fentanyl-related levy, and the Chinese charge will drop to 10 per cent. The two sides also agreed to... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3310007/us-china-trade-war-cools-down-after-weekend-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3310007/us-china-trade-war-cools-down-after-weekend-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:25 +0000 China’s top police officer has made a rare comment on economic matters with a call for better risk management and stability. The state media reports of Wang Xiaohong’s comments highlighted that he was speaking in his capacity as a senior member of the Communist Party and as a state councillor, rather than as public security minister, showing the importance the leadership places on meeting this year’s economic targets in the face of a faltering economy. The emphasis on economic growth by a senior... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3282763/why-did-chinas-police-chief-make-rare-foray-economic-policy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3282763/why-did-chinas-police-chief-make-rare-foray-economic-policy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:36:16 +0000 China says it will press ahead with legislation to protect its interests in deep-sea areas, a new arena of competition in its rivalry with the United States. In a commentary in Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Thursday, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong said Beijing would “proactively push forward national security legislation in crucial areas such as space, deep-sea and data security”. Wang’s comments reflect the stress on national security to come out of last month’s third... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3273848/china-pushes-preserve-deep-sea-interests-national-security-legislation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3273848/china-pushes-preserve-deep-sea-interests-national-security-legislation?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Aug 2024 02:00:12 +0000 China and Australia’s foreign ministers have yet to reach agreement on removing trade barriers on Australian goods, but said on Wednesday that Premier Li Qiang was planning to visit Canberra. Wang Yi, who is also China’s foreign policy chief, met his counterpart Penny Wong in the Australian capital on Wednesday as relations start to thaw following a series of disputes over trade and human rights. “We should build on the good momentum of bilateral relations so far … to jointly build a more... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3256089/chinese-premier-li-qiang-visit-australia-canberra-continues-push-lift-trade-barriers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3256089/chinese-premier-li-qiang-visit-australia-canberra-continues-push-lift-trade-barriers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:00:31 +0000 Police departments across China have pledged to create and strengthen “new quality combat capacity” with technology aimed at “preventive policing” and efficiency. During the country’s annual legislative session last week, Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong reminded delegates from the northern province of Hebei to speed up efforts to achieve “new quality combat capacity”. While Chinese officials have used the phrase “combat capacity” in the context of public security before, Wang... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3255274/chinas-police-pledge-build-new-quality-combat-capacity-tech-aimed-preventing-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3255274/chinas-police-pledge-build-new-quality-combat-capacity-tech-aimed-preventing-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Mar 2024 01:47:20 +0000 China has pledged to promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and stand firm against “bullying” and “hegemonism” as priorities in diplomacy this year. While delivering his first work report on Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who took office a year ago, recommitted China to an independent foreign policy. “We call for an equal and orderly multipolar world and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalisation, and we are committed to promoting a new type of international... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3254272/two-sessions-2024-premier-li-qiang-vows-chinas-new-type-diplomacy-will-pursue-equality-and-order?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3254272/two-sessions-2024-premier-li-qiang-vows-chinas-new-type-diplomacy-will-pursue-equality-and-order?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:58:08 +0000 Amid multiple sources of conflict around the world, there seems to be one bright spot. Since the November 2023 meeting at the Apec summit between US President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping, the downward spiral in US-China relations has been somewhat halted. Even so, Beijing seems convinced that constructive relations with the US can no longer be maintained beyond a superficial level of engagement. As outlined in its Global Security Initiative, Beijing now sees itself as a force for... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3253505/china-betting-its-charm-offensive-can-turn-europe-away-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3253505/china-betting-its-charm-offensive-can-turn-europe-away-us?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:30:13 +0000 Chinese police are working in the remote atoll nation of Kiribati, a Pacific Ocean neighbour of Hawaii, with uniformed officers involved in community policing and a crime database programme, Kiribati officials said. Kiribati has not publicly announced the policing deal with China, which comes as Beijing renews a push to expand security ties in the Pacific Islands in an intensifying rivalry with the United States. Kiribati, a nation of 115,000 residents, is considered strategic despite being... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3252940/chinese-police-work-kiribati-beijing-expands-pacific-security-ties-counter-us-influence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3252940/chinese-police-work-kiribati-beijing-expands-pacific-security-ties-counter-us-influence?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Feb 2024 04:23:18 +0000 Tensions between China and the United States are continuing to thaw with a series of high-level meetings in recent weeks, including Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s meetings with top American officials Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan. In another effort to restart channels of communications, a meeting was also held in Vienna on Sunday between China’s Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong and US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. While it is too soon to expect a full reset, the resumption... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3252591/us-and-china-looking-sustainable-ways-live-each-other?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3252591/us-and-china-looking-sustainable-ways-live-each-other?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:20:04 +0000 The European Union could blacklist Chinese firms accused of circumventing sanctions as soon as Wednesday, after Hungary said it would not veto the latest package of punitive measures targeting Russia. “There is no reason to veto it,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Brussels after a meeting with his ministerial counterparts on Monday evening, adding that he thought “the EU is making the wrong decision”. On Sunday, Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong – who was in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3252535/china-firms-eu-firing-line-hungary-yields-anti-russia-sanctions-package?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3252535/china-firms-eu-firing-line-hungary-yields-anti-russia-sanctions-package?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:00:13 +0000 China has asked the United States to end the “unwarranted harassment” of its students, following renewed reports of interrogation and deportation at a key US airport. The call from Wang Xiaohong, China’s public security minister, came during a meeting with his US counterpart Alejandro Mayorkas in Vienna on drug control and related law enforcement cooperation. Both sides described Sunday’s talks as “candid” and “constructive”. According to state news agency Xinhua, Wang urged the US “to stop... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3252452/china-urges-us-stop-harassing-its-students-border-no-reason?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3252452/china-urges-us-stop-harassing-its-students-border-no-reason?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:18 +0000 China and Hungary have pledged to deepen collaboration and cooperation in policing and security, signing a series of agreements on improving cooperation in the areas. In a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Friday, Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong said the two countries should also “deepen mutual political trust … and strengthen communication and collaboration in international and regional affairs”. According to a Chinese statement on Sunday, Wang... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3252322/china-and-good-friend-hungary-shore-policing-and-security-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3252322/china-and-good-friend-hungary-shore-policing-and-security-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:00:08 +0000 Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden will talk by phone “relatively soon”, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday in Washington after returning from Bangkok, where he held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “We agreed that President Biden and President Xi should speak and should speak by telephone relatively soon. And I think the acknowledgement … is that there really is no substitute for leader-to-leader conversation.” Sullivan said, according to a statement from... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3250607/xi-jinping-joe-biden-speak-relatively-soon-amid-taiwan-ukraine-and-middle-east-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3250607/xi-jinping-joe-biden-speak-relatively-soon-amid-taiwan-ukraine-and-middle-east-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:55:05 +0000 China and the United States have pledged to step up efforts to fight illicit drugs such as fentanyl as part of their latest efforts to stabilise relations. An inter-agency US delegation led by deputy homeland security adviser Jen Daskal travelled to Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day talk with their Chinese counterparts and to launch a counternarcotics working group. “It is hoped that both sides will … continually expand cooperation in various fields to inject more positive energy for the stable,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3250435/china-and-us-vow-closer-cooperation-fighting-americas-fentanyl-crisis-drugs-group-begins-its-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3250435/china-and-us-vow-closer-cooperation-fighting-americas-fentanyl-crisis-drugs-group-begins-its-work?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000 Beijing and Tehran have pledged to strengthen their cooperation against terrorism and transnational crime, as well as to build law enforcement capacity, according to state media reports in China and Iran. Wang Xiaohong, the Chinese security minister, and Iranian police chief Ahmad Reza Radan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for “law enforcement cooperation” during a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Neither China’s state news agency Xinhua nor its Iranian counterpart IRNA released the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3248736/china-iran-sign-policing-pledge-during-iranian-police-chiefs-beijing-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3248736/china-iran-sign-policing-pledge-during-iranian-police-chiefs-beijing-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:20 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country’s judicial and law enforcement authorities to safeguard national security, calling on the courts, prosecutors and public security authorities to “defuse” social and economic risks, and for their continued loyalty to the Communist Party. Xi’s instructions were delivered during a two-day national conference over the weekend for the country’s zhengfa departments – the political and legal authorities responsible for domestic security. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3248527/xi-jinping-urges-loyalty-chinas-courts-and-law-enforcers-defuse-social-and-financial-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3248527/xi-jinping-urges-loyalty-chinas-courts-and-law-enforcers-defuse-social-and-financial-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:00:23 +0000 The move by Myanmar’s shadow government to escalate its bid to oust the junta by seeking support from China is aimed at capitalising on the military’s inability to protect Chinese interests in the Southeast Asian nation, analysts say. While the National Unity Government (NUG) is signalling that it can be a reliable partner for China in Myanmar, it is unlikely that Beijing would respond favourably to NUG’s olive branch, according to the analysts. Last week, the group released a 10-point document... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3248068/myanmar-conflict-china-unlikely-pull-carpet-junta-and-accept-resistance-groups-olive-branch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3248068/myanmar-conflict-china-unlikely-pull-carpet-junta-and-accept-resistance-groups-olive-branch?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jan 2024 01:29:47 +0000 China’s public security chief met his Russian counterpart earlier this week in a sign Beijing is extending its law enforcement net to neighbouring countries, observers said. Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev on Tuesday in Beijing, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Wang is also a state councillor – a senior ranking in China’s cabinet. The meeting between Wang and Kolokoltsev came about two months after Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3244431/chinese-and-russian-police-chiefs-meet-beijing-casts-wider-law-enforcement-net?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3244431/chinese-and-russian-police-chiefs-meet-beijing-casts-wider-law-enforcement-net?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:00:43 +0000 Myanmar must guarantee the safety and stability of its border with China, Beijing stressed on Tuesday, as the Naypyidaw junta lost ground to rebel groups in the country’s north. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning repeated China’s “high concerns” over the conflicts in northern Myanmar. “We urge the relevant parties in Myanmar to cease fighting as soon as possible,” Mao said in Beijing. All parties should resolve differences peacefully through dialogue and consultation, she said. “We also urge... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3241544/high-concerns-china-demands-border-security-guarantee-myanmar-junta-rebels-gain-ground?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3241544/high-concerns-china-demands-border-security-guarantee-myanmar-junta-rebels-gain-ground?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:00:14 +0000 Within two weeks of armed resistance forces in northern Myanmar launching an offensive against the junta government, Beijing sent two senior officials to visit the country. First, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong held talks with senior junta officials on October 31. Assistant foreign minister Nong Rong followed a few days later. The trips came in the aftermath of a loose grouping called the “Three Brotherhood Alliance” launching “Operation 1027” targeting Myanmese police and military... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3240678/why-china-taking-great-pains-not-sides-myanmars-latest-armed-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3240678/why-china-taking-great-pains-not-sides-myanmars-latest-armed-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:40:26 +0000 Renewed clashes in northern Myanmar will hamper trade and personal contacts with China, an observer said as the fighting closed in on the border between the two countries. Armed groups have launched a series of attacks since Friday across the northern provincial administrations of Shan State, Kachin State, and the upper Sagaing Region. China’s border runs for 2,000km (1,250 miles) along the Shan and Kachin states, with at least 10 cross-border ports in operation in Yunnan province. Authorities... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3239976/risks-ahead-china-northern-myanmar-clashes-near-border-analyst-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3239976/risks-ahead-china-northern-myanmar-clashes-near-border-analyst-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:00:33 +0000 Qin Gang, China’s shortest-serving foreign minister, has been stripped of his only remaining government title. Qin is no longer a state councillor, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress – China’s top legislative body – announced on Tuesday. No explanation was given for the move. The removal of the title, which gave Qin a rank higher than ministers in the State Council, China’s cabinet, dealt a fresh blow to the career of the once-rising political star and trusted protégé of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3232355/chinas-ex-foreign-minister-qin-gang-stripped-last-remaining-state-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3232355/chinas-ex-foreign-minister-qin-gang-stripped-last-remaining-state-title?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:18:00 +0000 China has promoted Qi Yanjun as the second-in-command of the country’s massive police force. The 59-year-old is the new deputy party secretary and deputy minister “in charge of daily operations” at the Ministry of Public Security, according to a post on the ministry’s website on Thursday. He now holds a full ministerial rank. Qi has long been a deputy to police chief Wang Xiaohong, who is widely regarded as President Xi Jinping’s most trusted official in China’s security apparatus. Wang held key... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3237693/china-names-qi-yanjun-second-command-nations-police-force?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3237693/china-names-qi-yanjun-second-command-nations-police-force?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:00:18 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the descendents of police officers who died in the line of duty to become “loyal guards of the party and the people” and help uphold national security. Xi made the remark in a letter replying to eight students at the People’s Public Security University of China, all of whom lost parents in this way, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday. Praising their parents’ “courage ... and willingness to sacrifice and contribute”, Xi said he hoped they would... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3236317/chinese-president-xi-jinping-tells-children-fallen-policemen-follow-heroic-fathers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3236317/chinese-president-xi-jinping-tells-children-fallen-policemen-follow-heroic-fathers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:00:15 +0000 Beijing should beware of blind spots as it pursues its security objectives and be more mindful of the impact of its policies on society’s most vulnerable, an academic with an official think tank said. Xu Jin, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, made the remarks at a security forum in eastern China. He said Beijing should be cautious about going too far on security, do more research and be more flexible in its approach. “While pursuing security goals, it needs to take into... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3235844/beijing-should-be-cautious-about-going-too-far-public-security-academic-tells-forum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3235844/beijing-should-be-cautious-about-going-too-far-public-security-academic-tells-forum?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:01:59 +0000 The US-China relationship should not be defined as a rivalry but as a long-distance race that aims to “achieve development together”, according to a Chinese international relations expert. Rong Ying, vice-president of foreign ministry think tank the China Institute of International Studies, told a forum on Thursday that the two powers had a complex relationship that “cannot be defined by one word or one paradigm”. “More importantly, if the relationship is about rivalry, then we naturally come to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3235513/us-china-ties-should-be-seen-long-distance-race-mutual-gain-security-forum-told?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3235513/us-china-ties-should-be-seen-long-distance-race-mutual-gain-security-forum-told?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:00:15 +0000 China’s top police chief has called on world powers to strengthen cooperation on public security, as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in global governance. Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong made the remarks on Wednesday in a speech at the opening ceremony of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, eastern Jiangsu province. On Tuesday, Wang met officials from Guyana, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan who are attending the forum, which runs until Thursday, state news... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3235212/chinas-police-chief-calls-global-cooperation-public-security-forum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3235212/chinas-police-chief-calls-global-cooperation-public-security-forum?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:00:11 +0000 China’s top law enforcement body has put overseas telecoms fraud in its sights, saying the crime is a matter of national security and social stability, according to state media reports. Addressing a meeting of judges and prosecutors in Beijing, Chen Wenqing, head of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, said all resources should be mobilised to “safeguard the vital interest of the people”. “[We] must hit hard illegal and criminal activities such as telecommunication network fraud... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3229418/china-renews-attack-rampant-telecoms-and-online-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3229418/china-renews-attack-rampant-telecoms-and-online-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Jul 2023 13:00:13 +0000 Russia’s top prosecutor said Beijing and Moscow should work together to counter “threats” posed by Nato countries to “destabilise” the system for international law enforcement and bringing home fugitives. Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov made the comments to Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong on Thursday before ending his two-day trip to Beijing. “Nato countries made significant efforts to destabilise international law enforcement cooperation and undermine the institutions of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3227746/china-and-russia-must-oppose-nato-threats-international-law-enforcement-moscows-top-prosecutor-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3227746/china-and-russia-must-oppose-nato-threats-international-law-enforcement-moscows-top-prosecutor-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:00:22 +0000 China’s top police officer has promised South Africa that Beijing will help bolster security for the BRICS summit in August amid controversy over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s possible attendance while an international warrant is out for his arrest. During a meeting with South African Police Minister Bheki Cele in Beijing on Thursday, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong said China was willing to work with South Africa to “strengthen the security” of the BRICS summit to be held in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223571/china-offers-south-africa-help-boost-brics-summit-security-while-arrest-warrant-out-possible?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223571/china-offers-south-africa-help-boost-brics-summit-security-while-arrest-warrant-out-possible?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:00:20 +0000 Police in at least three provinces in China have called on residents to block all incoming overseas calls if they did not have regular contacts outside the mainland, saying this will protect them from telecoms fraud. Online messages posted over the weekend by police in Xuzhou and Lianyungang in the eastern province of Jiangsu advised residents on ways to turn off the “receive overseas calls” function. “Urgent reminder! Please turn off incoming calls from overseas!” police in both cities said on... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223390/block-all-overseas-calls-police-multiple-chinese-cities-issue-urgent-reminder-anti-fraud-drive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223390/block-all-overseas-calls-police-multiple-chinese-cities-issue-urgent-reminder-anti-fraud-drive?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:00:16 +0000 Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang appears set to become the country’s top decision maker on climate change policy in the newly formed cabinet following his meeting with COP28 president-designate Sultan al-Jaber in Beijing on Tuesday. During the meeting, Ding repeated China’s climate goals, and said the country would work “actively and prudently” towards its goal of reaching peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060, state news agency Xinhua... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3217674/chinese-vice-premiers-meeting-cop28-president-reveals-beijings-climate-leadership-and-intent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3217674/chinese-vice-premiers-meeting-cop28-president-reveals-beijings-climate-leadership-and-intent?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Apr 2023 06:00:18 +0000 Beijing has assigned five Communist Party veterans specialising in security and foreign affairs, as well as from the Central United Front Work Department, to its highest decision-making body for Hong Kong and Macau policies, all under the helm of the country’s executive vice-premier, the Post has learned. According to one source, the reshuffle indicated Beijing want to focus on developing its two special administrative regions, while “keeping a close eye on the security aspects”. The Post... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3217204/beijing-assigns-5-communist-party-veterans-top-decision-making-body-hong-kong-macau-policies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3217204/beijing-assigns-5-communist-party-veterans-top-decision-making-body-hong-kong-macau-policies?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Apr 2023 14:11:56 +0000 China’s new cabinet members have started work in their roles, indicating their areas of responsibility. On Thursday, Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong chaired national agriculture meetings, and State Councillor Shen Yiqin began an inspection tour for employment and civil affairs. The cabinet took shape about two weeks ago after China’s national legislature appointed Li Qiang as the country’s new premier, as well as four vice-premiers and five state councillors, who are ranked above ministers. China’s Xi... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3214738/chinas-new-cabinet-leaders-get-work-key-assignments-are-revealed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3214738/chinas-new-cabinet-leaders-get-work-key-assignments-are-revealed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:00:10 +0000 Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been appointed as a state councillor, in a consolidation of President Xi Jinping’s new foreign policy line-up as Beijing presents itself as a global leadership alternative to the United States. The move also completes the reshuffle of top diplomatic personnel at the start of Xi’s historic third term. Qin was appointed to the post along with four other members of the State Council, the central government’s executive branch. The promotions of Wu Zhenglong,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3213256/chinas-two-sessions-2023-qin-gang-named-state-councillor-latest-move-marking-foreign-ministers-rapid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3213256/chinas-two-sessions-2023-qin-gang-named-state-councillor-latest-move-marking-foreign-ministers-rapid?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:49:56 +0000 Former Jiangsu Communist Party chief Wu Zhenglong, a former subordinate of Premier Li Qiang, has been named a state councillor to help steer the new cabinet. Wu was voted in on Sunday by the national legislature on the second last day of its annual session in Beijing. Wu, who will be the cabinet’s secretary general, is among the five state councillors nominated by the new premier, together with Defence Minister Li Shangfu, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong, former Guizhou provincial party... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3213252/chinas-two-sessions-2023-wu-zhenglong-takes-top-state-council-post-help-steer-cabinet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3213252/chinas-two-sessions-2023-wu-zhenglong-takes-top-state-council-post-help-steer-cabinet?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Mar 2023 09:00:11 +0000