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Wang Xiaohong
Wang Xiaohong
The latest news on Chinese politician Wang Xiaohong, including political stories and updates.
Born
11 Jul 1957
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Politics
Job Title
Minister of Public Security, China
last updated:
7 October, 2024
Reports emphasised Wang Xiaohong’s party status rather than his role as public security chief. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

Why did China’s police chief make a rare foray into economic policy?

The comments by Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong may be a sign that officials are struggling to hit this year’s economic growth targets.

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Science

China pushes to preserve deep-sea interests with national security legislation

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China-Australia relations

China’s premier to visit Australia as Canberra pushes to lift trade barriers

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China’s Communist Party

Political rumours, large gatherings targeted in China’s vow to revamp policing

Cities and provinces answer public security chief’s call to modernise local policing through innovation.

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Police officers take part in a flag-raising ceremony at the Ministry of Public Security in Beijing, China on January 10, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Two Sessions 2024

Premier Li vows China’s ‘new type’ of diplomacy will pursue equality and order

Li Qiang tells NPC legislators China ‘will remain firm in opposing all hegemonic, high-handed and bullying acts’ as Ministry of Finance proposes boosting diplomacy spending 6.6 per cent to US$8.4 billion for 2024.

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China-EU relations

Opinion | Why China is focusing on Europe despite improved relations with US

Despite recent improvements in relations with the US, China is increasingly focused on building relations with Europe as it seeks more global partners. Europe’s priority in China’s eyes is clear, but swaying EU members towards Beijing will be hard given a long-standing US alliance and European trade concerns.

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Pacific nations

Chinese police work in Kiribati as Beijing widens Pacific ties to counter US

Kiribati’s acting police commissioner said Chinese officers were assisting their local counterparts on community policing and a crime database programme.

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Kiribati controls one of the biggest exclusive economic zones in the world. Photo: Getty Images
US-China relations

My Take | US and China looking for ‘sustainable’ ways to live with each other

A series of meetings between senior officials offer some hopes that the two sides will be able to get relations back on track.

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China-EU relations

China firms in EU firing line as Hungary yields to anti-Russia sanctions package

Three mainland companies and one based in Hong Kong could be blacklisted and banned from trading with Europe as soon as Wednesday.

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US-China relations

‘Stop harassing’ Chinese students at the border for no reason, China tells US

The US must ensure ‘fair entry treatment and full dignity’ for Chinese citizens, Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong tells US counterpart Alejandro Mayorkas in Vienna.

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Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong and US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas greet each other in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

China and ‘good friend’ Hungary shore up policing and security ties

Wang Xiaohong, China’s public security minister, and Viktor Orban underline stability as the basis for economic relations.

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Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong (third from left) meets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (third from right) at the government headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE/Hungarian PM’s Press Office
US-China relations

Xi, Biden to speak ‘relatively soon’ as Taiwan, Ukraine, Middle East issues loom

After meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirms two leaders will speak ‘on the phone sooner than later’.

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US-China relations

China and US vow closer cooperation in fighting America’s fentanyl crisis

Washington said new working group’s first meeting in Beijing was a ‘good start’ but says ‘there’s a lot more work to be done’ in fighting illicit opioid trade.

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Diplomacy

China, Iran sign policing pledge during Iranian police chief’s Beijing visit

Security Minister Wang Xiaohong and Ahmad Reza Radan sign MOU on law enforcement cooperation.

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Iranian Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan (left) and Wang Xiaohong, China’s public security minister, in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

Xi urges loyalty from courts, law enforcers to ‘defuse’ social, financial risks

Chinese leader says judicial and law enforcement authorities should ‘uphold the absolute leadership’ of the Communist Party.

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During a weekend conference, judicial and law enforcement authorities were instructed by Chinese President Xi Jinping to “resolutely safeguard national security” and “prevent and resolve major security risks”. Photo: dpa
Myanmar

China won’t ‘pull the carpet’ on Myanmar junta over resistance’s olive branch

Myanmar’s shadow government says it wants to work with China on issues ranging from investments to cross-border crime.

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China-Russia relations

Chinese and Russian police chiefs meet as Beijing’s law enforcement net spreads

China is building security alliance with neighbours to help with extradition and crack down on cross-border crime, observers say.

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Myanmar

China demands border security guarantee from Myanmar as rebels gain ground

Myanmese authorities urged to take ‘effective measures’ to ensure stability in the region.

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Fighters of the ethnic rebel group Ta’ang National Liberation Army walk down a street market in the town of Namhkam in northern Shan state on Friday. Photo: AFP
Belt and Road Initiative

Opinion | Why China is taking great pains – but not sides – in Myanmar’s conflict

Amid the fighting, Beijing needs to make sure that cybercrime syndicates won’t just move on and resume operations elsewhere.

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Diplomacy

Risks ahead for China as northern Myanmar clashes near border, analyst says

Students and teachers at Chinese school warned to shelter to avoid being hit by stray bullets.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s ex-foreign minister Qin Gang loses last state title

Move is fresh blow for once-rising political star after removal as foreign minister in July. He has not been seen in public since late June.

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Qin Gang with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry in Beijing on June 25, the day the former Chinese state councillor and foreign minister was last seen in public. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s Communist Party

China names Qi Yanjun as second-in-command of nation’s police force

Deputy public security minister will be ‘in charge of daily operations’. He has long been a deputy to police chief Wang Xiaohong.

Qi Yanjun has been appointed deputy public security minister. Photo: Weibo
China’s Communist Party

Chinese leader tells children of fallen police to follow ‘heroic fathers’

The Chinese leader delivered the message in a letter to eight students who lost a parent in this fashion, urging them to become ‘loyal guards of the party’.

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Surveillance

Beijing should be cautious about going too far on public security, academic says

Researcher with official think tank also tells forum that vulnerable groups must be taken into account when pursuing security goals.

US-China relations

US-China ties should be seen as a long-distance race for mutual gain, forum told

Relationship shouldn’t be defined as a rivalry, Chinese expert says.

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The world’s two biggest powers are competing on a range of fronts, from trade and technology to influence in the Indo-Pacific. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China’s police chief calls for global cooperation on public security at forum

Wang Xiaohong says powers ‘with more resources and advantages’ should take the lead and take a stand against hegemony.

China is seeking a bigger role in global governance and security. Photo: Robert Ng
Crime in China

China renews attack on rampant telecoms and online fraud

The head of the country’s top law enforcement body says agencies must hit the perpetrators of such activity hard.

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China-Russia relations

China and Russia must oppose Nato ‘threats’ to law enforcement: top prosecutor

During visit to Beijing, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov says the security alliance’s members are creating conditions for fugitive ‘safe havens’ and undermining systems for extradition and criminal investigations.

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