Red Star News:

It is known that the MPS launched a special nationwide campaign to crack down on the abduction and trafficking of women and children in March. Could you please brief us on the campaign? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

Thank you for your question. For details, I'd like to invite Mr. Liu Zhongyi to answer the question.

Liu Zhongyi:

Thank you for asking this question. In March, the MPS, together with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Health Commission, and the All-China Women's Federation, launched a one-year nationwide special campaign to crack down on the crimes of abducting and trafficking women and children, making all-out efforts to clear up pending cases of abducting and trafficking women and children, arrest suspects, and search for missing and abducted women and children. So far, a total of 906 cases of abducting and trafficking women and children have been solved, 1,198 missing and abducted women and children have been searched, and 1,069 suspects of abduction have been arrested. The campaign has made initial progress.

To ensure the success of the special campaign, the MPS has attached great importance to it by holding a number of special studies and making unified plans. Local public security organs have made solid efforts by leveraging the strengths of modern science and technology, and reforming the working methods to ensure that all measures for the campaign were effective.

First, we have delivered a solid performance in tracing clues and collecting information. The MPS has deployed local public security organs to carry out special tracings of abduction clues. They focused on missing abducted women, children, and their parents, as well as those suspected of having been abducted and trafficked, as well as those of unknown identity, for tracing clues and collecting DNA. The MPS Criminal Investigation Bureau has collected the addresses and telephone numbers of more than 5,000 free blood collection sites of public security organs around the country and released them through the bureau's official WeChat and Weibo accounts to make it convenient for the public to quickly contact public security organs for free blood collection nearby.

Second, we have held an intense contest to analyze criminal techniques. The MPS has selected a group of criminal technique and intelligence analysis experts around the country to launch a criminal technique competition online. We have pooled the wisdom of experts, gathered data resources, strengthened professional collaboration, innovated the application of methods, and comprehensively applied new technologies and means to facilitate special campaigns.

Third, we have intensified the investigation of major cases. The MPS has supervised the handling of 116 major cases regarding the abduction and trafficking women and children, and guided local authorities in organizing competent strengths to solve crimes. Seven A-level warrants and 19 B-level warrants were issued. The MPS and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, as well as the Supreme People's Court have jointly issued a circular urging suspects of abduction and trafficking to turn themselves in so as to eliminate the breeding ground for trafficking crimes to the maximum extent.

Fourth, we have continued to take comprehensive measures against the crimes. The State Council has enacted China's Action Plan against Human Trafficking (2021-2030). At present, the MPS, as the lead organ of the inter-ministerial joint conference on anti-trafficking under the State Council, is promoting 35 members to formulate detailed rules to implement the action plan so as to form a joint effort in the comprehensive social governance of anti-trafficking, gradually establish and improve a long-term anti-trafficking mechanism integrating prevention, combating, aiding, and recovering, and create a favorable social atmosphere for anti-trafficking. Thank you.