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Speakers:

Sun Maoli, member of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)

Wu Deqing, director general of the Personnel Training Bureau of the MPS

Qiu Baoli, director general of the Public Order Bureau of the MPS

Liu Zhongyi, director general of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the MPS

Wang Yingwei, director general of the Cybersecurity Bureau of the MPS

Li Jiangping, director general of the Traffic Management Bureau of the MPS

Chairperson:

Shou Xiaoli, spokesperson of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC)

Date:

July 25, 2022

Shou Xiaoli:

Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Welcome to this press conference held by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. Today, we are holding the 17th press conference under the theme of "China in the past decade." We are joined by Mr. Sun Maoli, member of the Party Committee of the MPS; Mr. Wu Deqing, director general of the Personnel Training Bureau of the MPS; Mr. Qiu Baoli, director general of the Public Order Bureau of the MPS; Mr. Liu Zhongyi, director general of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the MPS; Mr. Wang Yingwei, director general of the Cybersecurity Bureau of the MPS; and Mr. Li Jiangping, director general of the Traffic Management Bureau of the MPS. They will brief you on the achievements of public security authorities in building a peaceful China at a higher level and answer your questions.

Now, let's give the floor to Mr. Sun for his introduction. 

Sun Maoli:

Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the press:

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, public security authorities across the country have further promoted the building of a peaceful China. We are focused on strengthening public participation and rule of law in social governance, and making social governance smarter and more specialized. We have worked to help people feel more satisfied, happier and more secure. The sense of security among the Chinese people has risen from 87.55% in 2012 to 98.62% in 2021, and has remained at a high level for the past 10 years. It is internationally acknowledged that China is one of the safest countries in the world.

First, we have unswervingly adhered to the Party's leadership as the fundamental principle of building a peaceful China. We have been loyal to the Party. We have increased our awareness of the need to maintain political integrity, think in big-picture terms, follow the leadership core and maintain alignment with the central Party leadership. We have stayed confident in the path, the theory, the system and the culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We have firmly upheld Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and upheld the Central Committee's authority and its centralized, unified leadership. We have thoroughly implemented the decision-making and deployments of the Party Central Committee, and ensured that the Party exercises leadership in an all-round way in building a peaceful China. We are on the right track politically, and the political and institutional advantages can be leveraged to help build a peaceful China.

Second, we have unswervingly taken the safeguarding of national political security as the primary task of building a peaceful China. We have kept a close eye on the prominent political security risks and are focused on maintaining security of the state power and system, strictly guarding against and severely cracking down on acts of infiltration, subversion, disruption and sabotage by hostile forces at home and abroad. We have thoroughly implemented the Party's guideline for governing Tibet and Xinjiang in the new era, and stepped up the fight against terrorism and separatism. There have been no violent terrorist incidents in the country for more than five consecutive years. We have resolutely safeguarded the security and stability of Hong Kong and Macao, and promoted the realization of long-term stability in Hong Kong and Macao, and the steady and long-term implementation of "one country, two systems."

Third, we have unswervingly taken the maintenance of social stability as the primary goal of building a peaceful China. Playing the role as the main force in building a peaceful China, we have kept a close eye on major economic and financial risks. Since 2013, we have solved 908,000 cases of economic crime and recovered 477.46 billion yuan of economic losses. We have further promoted the protection of the Yangtze River, and earnestly safeguarded the national biological and ecological security. We have strengthened the management of railways, civil aviation, ports, shipping and road traffic, and effectively served the domestic and international dual circulation. We provide security services for major events such as the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, as well as the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, all of which have been successful. We have put the people and their lives first and made every effort to prevent and control COVID-19. On ensuring stability on the six key fronts and security in the six key areas, we have introduced a series of measures to facilitate the people and enterprises in household registration, traffic control, immigration and overseas travel, among others. We have contributed to the achievement of the goal of helping 100 million people with rural household registration obtain urban residency ahead of schedule, and more than 100 million people enjoyed services such as taking driving tests, inspection of vehicles, and replacement of licenses, on an inter-provincial basis. 

Fourth, we have unswervingly pursued the protection of people's peaceful lives in building a peaceful China. We have cracked down hard on gang activities. Since 2018, a total of 16,600 gang-related criminal groups have been destroyed. The crackdown on organized crime and local gangs has been one of the campaigns that received people's support since the 19th CPC National Congress. We have maintained a tough stance against eight major types of criminal crimes. The number of registered cases in 2021 dropped by 64.4% compared with 2012. The homicide clearance rate reached 99%. China has long been ranked among the countries with the lowest murder rate in the world. We have focused on frequent cases related to pornography, gambling, drugs, theft, robbery, fraud, food, medicine and environment-related crimes and other crimes such as the abduction of women and children, and cracked major cases faster and more small cases. Since June 2021, the number of telecommunications and internet fraud crimes registered has decreased year-on-year for 12 consecutive months.

Fifth, we have unswervingly improved the crime prevention and control system to support the building of a peaceful China. We have built an integrated working mechanism featuring intelligent guidance, reasonable dispatch, prompt actions and attention to people's concerns. Supported by big data and smart technology, the crime prevention and control system has taken shape, covering all places, units and elements in the cities. We have pushed ahead with the building of "model cities" and 256,000 smart safe communities were built. We have launched campaigns to study from Fengqiao Police Station. We have created many models, such as "one comprehensive command room and two teams of police officers working in the communities and as law enforcers," "one police officer responsible for one district (grid)" and "one auxiliary police officer responsible for one administrative village under the police station's jurisdiction." A "three-dimensional grid" for crime prevention and control system at the grassroots level has taken shape. We have continued to deepen the building of peaceful campuses and hospitals. Compared with 2012, the number of school and hospital-related cases dropped significantly in 2021, and the number of related cases decreased by 38.4%.

Sixth, we stayed committed to safeguarding cybersecurity as part of the efforts to build a peaceful China. While upholding the principle that "cybersecurity is essential to national security," we have consistently conducted our special campaign to clean up the online environment. Since 2017, we have resolved 255,000 such cases and arrested 385,000 suspects. We have also implemented rules for the graded protection of cybersecurity and the critical information infrastructure security plans, engaged in cybersecurity supervision in accordance with the law, and safeguarded the security of critical information infrastructure, major networks, and data.

Seventh, we have stayed committed to deepening institutional reform in the police force as the drivers for building a peaceful China. By following the standards and requirements for improving combat effectiveness, we have deepened the institutional reform in the police force and improved our organizations, police categories, grassroots structure, and foundations. As a result, the reform has brought historical transformations, systematic reshaping, and holistic restructuring of the police force. We have improved the capacity to safeguard China's political security and social stability, laying a solid foundation for our efforts to fulfill our duties in the new era.

Eighth, we have stayed committed to building a police force as strong as iron in their belief, faith, discipline and sense of responsibility, which is the solid foundation for constructing a peaceful China. We have always considered the general requirements of loyalty to the Party, serving the people, impartial law enforcement, and strict discipline. We have strengthened the police force by following political principles and deepened reform to build a strong police force. We have improved practical training under actual combat conditions, exercised strict team management, and explored new ways to provide preferential treatment to the police force. The political ecosystem and the capabilities and disciplines of the police force have further improved. Over the past decade, more than 3,700 police officers have lost their lives and over 50,000 injured on their duties across the country. One person was posthumously awarded the national honorary title of "People's Hero," one person was awarded the title of "Reform Pioneer," one person was awarded the "July 1 Medal," and one was awarded the "August 1 Medal." Meanwhile, posthumously, nine individuals and one team were awarded the "Model of the Times," and a large number of police officers and teams were awarded provincial and ministerial-level honors. Individuals and teams were honored with more than 2.4 million and 240,000 awards respectively because of their services.

For the next step, the public security organs across the country will continue to follow Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, bear in mind the country's fundamental interests, and be loyal to their services and perform their responsibilities diligently. All of this will continue to contribute to the new chapter of China's miracle of long-term social stability and set the stage for the 20th CPC National Congress.

That's all for my introduction. Thank you.

Shou Xiaoli:

The floor is now open for questions. Please identify the news organization you represent before raising your questions.

Beijing Radio & Television Station:

We have noticed that, with the development of social informatization, internet technologies have bred new crimes in cyberspace. As a major force to safeguard cybersecurity, what have the public security organs done to combat cybercrimes and clean up the online environment? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

This is a very realistic question that reflects the changes of our times. I would like to ask Mr. Wang Yingwei to answer this question.

Wang Yingwei:

Thanks for your question. In recent years, the rapid development of internet technologies and the industry have brought convenience to the people but also bred new kinds and new ecology of crimes in cyberspace. By focusing on various kinds of illegal activities on the internet, the public security organs of all levels strived to crack down on those crimes across the whole chain and clean up the internet ecology through clampdowns, management, and governance, contributing to the security of cyberspace and the stability of order in cyberspace. In 2018, the MPS began a five-year campaign to clean up the online environment. Through both cluster operations and targeted rectifications, we have launched powerful offensives against illegal online activities, intending to meet people's satisfaction and stabilize the online order.

First, we have cracked down on illegal activities in cyberspace. Focusing on illegal and criminal acts that seriously endanger online order and the rights and interests of the people, we have introduced concrete measures to crack down on individuals and gangs. These crimes include the infringement of personal information, hacker attacks, black properties on the internet, online gambling, online pornography, and false online information. Since the campaign started, we have resolved 255,000 cybercrimes and arrested 385,000 suspects.

Second, we have clamped down on the ecology of cybercrime. By focusing on the key elements of cybercrime, including material supply, technical support, advertisements, and payments and settlements, the public security organs insisted on hitting where it hurts, cracking down on the whole value chain and the criminal ecology, and strictly controlled and dealt with the individuals, gangs and enterprises involved in cases in accordance with the law, effectively cutting off their interest chains. In 2021, we had cracked down on over 6,000 gangs related to illegal payments and settlement and arrested over 73,000 suspects.

Third, we have strengthened regulations regarding online order. The public security organs attach equal importance to cracking down on crimes and rectifying the order, effectively strengthening the source management of online platforms, constantly strengthening security supervision and inspection and administrative law enforcement, and rectifying internet application services with prominent illegal and harmful information in accordance with the law as well as various internet services used to commit crimes. These efforts aim to promote the healthy and orderly development of the internet industry and its ecology. At the same time, we have deepened the "double investigations of one case" and strictly investigated the enterprises involved in cybercrime cases that fail to fulfill their security management obligations. Since the campaign was launched, a total of 162,000 internet enterprises and organizations have been given administrative penalties following the law.

Next, the public security organs will continue to administer and govern cyberspace in accordance with the law, continue cracking down on all kinds of online criminal acts, and thoroughly addressing illegal and illicit behavior and disorder online, so as to constantly purify the cyber ecology and guarantee the construction of the Peaceful China initiative. Thank you.

Xinhua News Agency:

In recent years, there have been frequent cases of telecom and internet fraud, which are deeply abhorred by the public. Many of these fraudsters hide abroad. What are the difficulties in cracking down on such crimes? And what targeted measures have the public security organs taken to address the matter? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

Thank you for your questions. In recent years, with the rapid development of the information society, huge changes have taken place in the structure of crimes, with traditional crime declining and new types of cybercrimes represented by telecom and internet fraud flourishing. Cybercrime has grown rapidly in every country around the world. Especially in the context of the pandemic, the shift of public life and production from offline to online has accelerated, which has further increased such crimes. Telecom and internet fraud has become a global problem that is difficult to combat and govern. First, it is more difficult to combat transnational organized crime. Groups of fraudsters overseas are well organized, have clear division of work and are characterized by multi-industry support, industrialized distribution, collectivized operation and fine division of labor. Second, methods of fraud are quickly updated and changed. Fraud groups usually keep up with social hotspots and continuously update their criminal tools and fraud techniques through new technologies and new forms of business, including blockchain, metaverse, virtual currency, artificial intelligence (AI) and GSM over IP (GoIP), which has made such crimes more hidden and deceptive. Third, there are restrictions on cross-border crackdowns. Currently, 80% of crimes involving telecom and internet fraud originate overseas, but cracking down on them across borders has become more difficult during the pandemic. Fourth, more efforts are needed to control the sources of crime. Because of incomplete territorial responsibilities in some key areas, fraudsters cannot be controlled or persuaded to return. A large number of key personnel involved in fraud crimes are still hiding overseas. Fifth, international cooperation needs to be strengthened. Framework agreements for international police cooperation in combating such crimes need to be improved, as it is difficult to launch investigation procedures in a timely manner to conduct cross-border crackdowns or collect evidence.

In response, the MPS has earnestly implemented the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee, focused on special research, special teams, special investigations and professional equipment, and joined together both internal and external forces. Relying on the inter-departmental joint meeting mechanism of the State Council, we worked with the National Immigration Administration and other departments and actively overcame the impact of the epidemic. We have mainly worked on the following aspects: First is promoting international law enforcement cooperation by all means. China has sent several working groups to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other overseas regions to conduct international law enforcement cooperation. Nearly 1,000 suspects have been repatriated from other countries, which has formed a powerful deterrent to overseas fraud groups. Second is combating cross-border crime based on domestic efforts through multiple measures. We have repeatedly launched campaigns against crimes involving telecom and internet fraud. Bank card traffickers were cracked down on, which squeezed the space for criminals to operate. Domestic and foreign criminal gangs were investigated and punished, cutting off smuggling channels. Key leaders and targets of criminal gangs both domestically and overseas were pursued and arrested. Third is intensifying source control. Relying on the inter-departmental joint meeting mechanism of the State Council, the responsibilities of local Party committees and local governments at all levels have been strengthened. We stressed persistent efforts not only in intercepting and dissuading but also in education and persuasion, so as to reduce the number of fraudsters committing crimes abroad and squeeze the operating space of fraudsters overseas as much as possible.

That's all from me. 

CCTV:

In recent years, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council have made many arrangements regarding the crime prevention and control system. Just now, Mr. Sun mentioned that the system has become an important measure in promoting the construction of the Peaceful China initiative. Could you please introduce details of the important measures and achievements in promoting the system? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

The crime prevention and control system is a basic measure and support for the Peaceful China initiative. Regarding this question, Mr. Qiu will give you a more detailed introduction.

Qiu Baoli:

Thank you for your interest in this issue. The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the construction of the crime prevention and control system, and the CPC Central Committee and the State Council have made decisions and deployments many times. In order to earnestly implement these arrangements, the MPS regards the system as a foundation for the higher level of the Peaceful China initiative, and an important carrier for enhancing the capability of dealing with the complex security situation. To improve the integrality, collaboration and precision of crime prevention and control, we are continuously optimizing top-level design and improving the institutional mechanism. We also guide public security organs across the country to coordinate the allocation of forces, consolidate construction of the fulcrum, strengthen scientific and technological support and optimize the prevention and control mechanism. By doing so, the system has played an important role in maintaining the overall stability of social order, ensuring safety for major events and combating COVID-19.

Since the 19th CPC National Congress, in order to further implement the construction of the crime prevention and control system, the MPS has launched a campaign to build demonstration cities under the national crime prevention and control system. We guided local public security organs across China to establish demonstration cities as the key point, provided models and demonstrations as the guide, conducted crime prevention and control work with strong professionalism, and extensively carried out crime prevention and control with public participation and explored ways to promote intelligent crime prevention and control. We have built 21,000 police posts on streets, 136,000 police offices in communities, and 5,026 smart police checkpoints. We have built 256,000 intelligent security communities, including 778,000 intelligent security housing estates, and fostered 21,000 social organizations regarding safety. Through the above measures, we have effectively improved the three-dimensional and intelligent level of crime prevention and control system. Compared with 2012, the number of China's snatch and robbery cases decreased by 96.1%, and theft cases dropped by 62.6% in 2021. Approximately 218,000 housing estates have maintained a zero-crime rate. In particular, the enthusiasm of people to participate in social security governance ran unprecedentedly high. Beijing's Chaoyang district as well as the cities of Shenyang, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xiamen and Shenzhen have become famous for social-wide efforts in preventing and controlling crimes. It has promoted integrated prevention and control mechanisms through public participation, created "peaceful community" by combining the efforts of both police and the people, and given a strong boost to sound governance.

Going forward, the MPS will earnestly implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and pursue a holistic approach to national security. We will organize the public security organs across China to build a "demonstration cities" campaign as leverage, promote the development of the crime prevention and control system to a higher level with wider coverage and scope, and continue to improve the overall efficiency of the crime prevention and control system. We will strive to help our people have a sense of gain, happiness, and security that is stronger, more secured and more sustainable and make greater contributions to reaching a higher level in building a peaceful China. Thank you.

CNR:

China's total number of motor vehicles and length of roads open to traffics already rank first in the world. How is our country's current road traffic safety? Has there been any change in our country's road traffic safety index in recent years? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

Thank you. Road traffic safety is important to millions of families. We have done a lot of work and achieved good results. I'd like to invite Mr. Li Jiangping, director of the ministry's traffic management bureau, to answer these questions.

Li Jiangping:

Thank you for your questions. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the public security organs across China have adhered to putting people and their lives first and closely focused on the principles of preventing accidents, ensuring safety, and smooth traffic, and have done our best to ensure the continuous and steady improvement in road traffic safety. By the end of June, China has seen the motor vehicle ownership and the number of drivers reaching 406 million and 492 million respectively, with an increase of 160 million in the former and 227 million in the latter compared with 2012. The various indicators of road traffic safety continued to improve. The number of major traffic accidents dropped from 25 in 2012 to four in 2021, with no serious traffic accidents for 33 consecutive months. The number of traffic accidents involving three or more deaths has declined 59.3%. First, we strengthened top-level design. We submitted the opinions on strengthening road traffic safety to the State Council for them to be issued and issued the 12th and 13th Five-Year Plans for road traffic safety. We will also release the 14th Five-Year Plan for road traffic safety to implement road traffic safety tasks and major projects in an orderly manner. Second, we improved the legal and institutional system. We promoted law-based governance; established a system of laws, regulations and technical standards with the road traffic safety law being the most important part of it; and pushed serious traffic violations such as drunk driving to be integrated into the scope of criminal law. Third, we strengthened risk prevention and control at the source. We promoted the implementation of highway safety and life protection projects and had nearly 700,000 kilometers of dangerous roads treated. We continued to tackle the potential risks regarding four types of vehicles, namely tourist charter buses, shuttle buses to and from nonadjacent counties or covering even longer distance, special vehicles conveying dangerous cargoes, and heavy trucks, and joined with relevant departments to tackle the illegal refitting, gauge-exceeding and overloading of freight cars. We strictly managed the order of road traffic and investigated and severely punished traffic violations that were prone to cause accidents and troubles. Fourth, we strengthened foundational work at the primary level. We improved the rural traffic management mechanism with the principle of "led by the county, managed in the township, and extended to the village." We made efforts to establish traffic control stations and traffic safety persuasion stations and station traffic safety officers and traffic safety assistants in rural areas. We upgraded and remodeled the public security traffic management platform, strengthened the construction and application of the highway traffic safety prevention and control system, and promoted the transformation and upgrading of traffic management to be more IT-based and smarter. Fifth, we continued to strengthen publicity and education on traffic safety. We pushed the designation of December 2 every year as "National Traffic Safety Day" to raise the public's awareness of traffic safety. We also comprehensively popularized an internet service platform and a mobile application for traffic management, which provided an average of 331 million safety warnings and critical business tips for drivers point-to-point every year.

At present, China's road traffic safety faces many new situations and problems, with plenty of security risks and hidden dangers. Next, public security organs across the country will focus on the prevention of road traffic accidents by reducing the volume of traffic accidents and controlling the occurrence of major traffic accidents, and launch a 100-day campaign to address prominent traffic violations in the summer to create a safer and smoother road traffic environment for people to travel. Thank you.

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.

People's Daily:

Cybersecurity matters to the national security, social stability, and people's well-being and is a key part in building a safer China at a higher level. What measures have public security organs taken to protect cybersecurity? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

Thank you for your question. I'd like to invite Mr. Wang Yingwei to answer. 

Wang Yingwei: 

Thank you for your question. In recent years, information construction and its applications in China have accelerated, and the deep integration of the digital economy and real economy demands more from cybersecurity. As the cybersecurity regulatory department, public security organs have fulfilled their duties and guided and supervised other organs and departments to implement the requirements of the national cybersecurity hierarchical protection system and key information infrastructure security protection system as well as continued to improve China's cybersecurity and data security protection capabilities so as to protect the growth of the digital economy.

First, we have improved the cybersecurity protection system. We have promoted the establishment of a hierarchical cybersecurity protection system and earnestly implemented it. We have refined the security protection system for key information infrastructure, organized the formulation of supporting policies and technological standards, guided and supervised network operators to fulfill their primary responsibilities, and strengthened cybersecurity management and technical protection to raise the level of security protection.

Second, we have conducted regular cybersecurity supervision, inspection, and administrative law enforcement. Public security organs organize cybersecurity supervision and inspection of key information infrastructure and important information systems every year. Through on-site scrutiny and technological testing, potential dangers are quickly detected, rectification is urged, and network operators are supervised to fulfill their security protection responsibilities and obligations in accordance with the law. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, hundreds of thousands of police officers have been deployed to supervise and inspect nearly 100,000 entities and more than 300,000 information systems, identifying and eliminating more than 2.2 million potential cybersecurity and data security risks of various types.

Third, we have strengthened the capacity of cybersecurity notification, early warning, and incident handling. We have ameliorated the national information updating mechanism on the network and information security, organized real-time monitoring, updating, early warning, and response regarding cybersecurity, and addressed several incidents promptly, effectively safeguarding national cybersecurity.

Next, the public security organs will comprehensively promote cybersecurity in a practical, systematic, and regular manner and carry out dynamic, active, deep defense, accurate protection, and integrated and coordinated prevention and control. We will upgrade the comprehensive cybersecurity prevention and control system to fully safeguard the security of national key information infrastructure, vital information systems, and data. Thank you.

China News Service:

In recent years, what has been done by the public security organs to strengthen political training, promote the training of all police officers under real combat conditions, and continuously improve the quality and ability of the public security team? What are the achievements?

Sun Maoli:

Thank you. The public security organs are the main force in building a peaceful China. The public security team is the foundation and guarantee to get our work done well. Now, Mr. Wu Deqing will answer your questions.

Wu Deqing:

Thank you for your care and support in cultivating the public security team. In recent years, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, the MPS Party Committee has organized public security organs nationwide to study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions and instructions on public security for a new era. It has firmly taken strengthening political training and real combat training for all police officers as a fundamental way to enhance their combat effectiveness. Since 2019, in particular, the public security organs have focused on practical and effective results and organized a three-year real combat training program for all police officers based on strict, challenging, and high-level standards. This has effectively improved the political quality, professional ability, and practical skills of the public security team.

First, we have strengthened political rotation training. The public security organs at all levels have taken thoroughly studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as their primary political task and as the top topic of their Party committees. It is also the first major compulsory course for theoretical study groups, police education, and training of all types and levels, as well as public security colleges and universities. Coupled with Party history study and themed education activities, we have organized more than 75,000 sessions of political rotation training classes of various kinds with more than 6.023 million attendees. Through our efforts, we have helped consolidate the public security team's ideological foundation to hold the banner high, obey the Party's command, and stay true to their mission.

Second, we have enhanced professional training under real combat conditions. Focusing on combat effectiveness standards and based on real combat requirements, the public security organs nationwide have held more than 300,000 sessions of various police skill and tactic training classes and professional training classes to improve their professionalism. To effectively prevent and defuse major risks and challenges and increase the ability to deal with and navigate complicated situations, more than 250,000 confrontational contests and real combat drills of various types have been conducted. We have organized and carried out three rounds of exchanges and cooperation among public security organs across the country to improve police officers' quality. Through paired-up assistance, exchange for training, and sending teachers to localities, we have trained many elites for public security organs in the western region.

Third, we have intensified real combat teaching reform. Public security organs at all levels have always focused on training professional personnel in public security colleges and universities and highlighted political standards and professional capabilities. We have continuously deepened the reform of the recruitment and training mechanism of police officers and refined the coordination mechanism between admission of public security colleges and universities and recruitment of public security organs. We have promoted the reform of real combat teaching in public security colleges and universities and upgraded the mechanism of schools cooperating with public security organs for collaborative education and the talent training model integrating teaching, training, and combat. We have further developed majors, courses, teaching materials, and teachers that meet the needs of real combat and constantly improved the quality of personnel training.

Fourth, we have strengthened basic guarantee for real combats. The public security organs at all levels have made unremitting efforts to build up grassroots and fundamental capacities and made further progress in the guarantee of instructors, bases, teaching materials, and IT application. At present, public security organs across the country have recruited more than 90,000 full-time and part-time instructors of police techniques and tactics and professional police instructors. Provincial and municipal public security organs have all built their public security training bases. Over half of the county-level public security organs have built their own or jointly built public security training bases. At the same time, public security organs across the country organized the compiling and release of 984,000 training manuals, case compilations, and micro-courses. We also organized the setup of an online college for public security education and training to build a full-coverage and modern online training system. Thank you.

Southern Metropolis Daily:

In the past decade, the public security system has been vigorously promoting standard law enforcement. What have been the main efforts in ensuring impartial, standard and civilized law enforcement? What substantive results have been achieved? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

Public security organs are law enforcement organs in terms of their basic responsibilities. Therefore, law enforcement and case handling are public security organs' main responsibility and business as well as the basic means and method of performing services for the people. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, public security organs across the country have thoroughly studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, firmly grasped the requirements that law must be enforced in a strict, standard, impartial, and civil manner, focused on the goal of achieving rule-of-law-based public security, and continued to deepen efforts to promote standard law enforcement.

First, the institutional framework for law enforcement is more improved and complete. In contributing to public security legislation in key areas, we worked with the legislature to formulate such important laws and regulations as the Anti-Terrorism Law and the Cybersecurity Law. At the same time, we continued to improve law enforcement norms and standardize law enforcement procedures. We revised and improved the provisions on the procedures for handling criminal and administrative cases by public security organs, and formulated detailed law enforcement rules and on-site law enforcement guidelines, providing clear and specific norms and procedures for law enforcement and case handling at the grassroots level and reducing the arbitrariness of law enforcement.

Second, law enforcement is supervised and managed more systematically and strictly. We continued to deepen the reform of the law enforcement supervision and management mechanism and strive to build a systematic, strict and efficient system. We deepened the reform of the system for accepting and filing cases, and promoted the unified review of key law enforcement links in criminal cases by the legal department of public security organs and their unified connection with the procuratorial organs. We implemented the legal personnel system in grassroots law enforcement units such as police stations to strengthen law enforcement and case handling quality control. We improved the coordination and supervision mechanism between public security organs and procuratorial organs and consciously accepted supervision in all aspects.

Third, law enforcement service guarantee is more intelligent and efficient. We have standardized the setting of case handling areas of all grassroots law enforcement sites such as police stations. At the same time, following the principles of pursuing safe, standard, intensive, intelligent and efficient operation, we have built one-stop law enforcement and case-handling management centers in public security organs at the city and county levels and integrated the guarantee of management and supervision services for law enforcement and case handling. Up to now, public security organs across the country have built 2,994 law enforcement and case-handling management centers, or 97.4% of the planned number. We have fully promoted online case handling so that law enforcement and case handling have become more standard, transparent and efficient while law enforcement supervision is more precise. Relying on information technology, we have established and improved the entire law enforcement process record system, and achieved traceability and retrospective management of the entire process of law enforcement activities.

Fourth, law enforcement capability has achieved remarkable progress. We carried out in-depth study, education and publicity on Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, strengthened education on the socialist idea of the rule of law, deepened real combat training among all policemen, organized textbook law enforcement training, and promoted law enforcement qualification exams, all in a bid to constantly improve the legal literacy of policemen and their ability to apply the law. Up to now, more than 1.9 million police officers still at work in public security organs across China have obtained basic law enforcement qualifications, and 60,000 have obtained advanced law enforcement qualifications. Thank you.

China Daily:

Since drunk driving was criminalized in 2011, the public security organs have continued to strictly rectify driving under the influence (DUI), which has led to a good atmosphere in the whole society that "If you are to drive, do not drink; if you drink, don't drive." How would you comment on the results achieved since drunk driving was criminalized? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

This is an issue of great concern to the whole society. The criminal penalty for drunk driving is a successful example of China's preventive criminal legislation. "If you are to drive, do not drink; if you drink, don't drive" has also become one of our public security organs' most successful examples of law enforcement and law popularization. Regarding the specific situation, I would ask Mr. Li Jiangping, head of the Traffic Management Bureau, to answer your question.

Li Jiangping:

Ok, I'll take this question. Since drunk driving was criminalized in 2011, the public security organs across the country have maintained a strict rectification momentum against DUI. We worked closely with procuratorates and courts in this regard and achieved unification of political, legal and social effects on rectifications against DUI. Judging from the practical results of the past 11 years, the rectification against drunk driving is a successful practice of making full use of the rule-of-law thinking and the rule-of-law approach to solve the problems in traffic safety management and ensure traffic safety.

First, the incidence of DUI has dropped significantly. For example, the proportion of drunk driving found in every 100 vehicles inspected during law enforcement has decreased by more than 70% compared with that before the drunk driving criminalization. For another example, from the choice of the way people travel after drinking, most people can consciously choose chauffeur driving, and the average annual number of orders for chauffeur driving after drinking has reached 200 million.

Second, the number of casualties caused by DUI has been greatly reduced. Since China criminalized drunk driving in 2011, the number of motor vehicles in the country has risen by 89% and drivers by 123%, but the road safety situation nationwide has generally been stable for the past 11 years. Tens of thousands of alcohol-related traffic accidents have been reduced, preventing tens of thousands of families from breaking up or returning to poverty, which fully demonstrates the original aspiration of putting lives first behind China's criminalizing drunk driving.

Third, not DUI has become a consensus among society. It has become a conscious behavior of more and more people, as well as a rule of civility and a regulation universally identified and supported by society. Judging from public opinion surveys, people fully recognize the effectiveness of enforcing the law, and support continuous severe crackdowns on DUI.

Fourth, criminalizing drunk driving has been hailed as a model of the rule of law in China. In cleaning up DUI, we have been upholding the principle that everyone is equal before the law, and that the law is the only standard. "Managing other issues related to people's lives as dealing with drunk driving" has become a model of governance, setting a good example for promoting the development of the country under the rule of law, as well as law-based government and society.

Fifth, cleaning up DUI has effectively improved Party conduct and integrity. Strictly dealing with cases of DUI involving Party and public officials has become an important part of the current clean government building, effectively raising Party and public officials' awareness of discipline and helping them hold the discipline in awe and respect, and not cross the line. All these efforts have played a positive role in addressing the practice of formalities for formalities' sake, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance.

Good law and good governance will achieve final success. DUI has repetitive, stubborn and long-term features, so any relaxation will lead to a rebound in cases. I would like to take this opportunity to call on people from all walks of life to join hands and remind relatives and friends to resolutely resist the illegal and criminal offence of DUI, and together create a safe and civilized road traffic environment. Thank you.

Shou Xiaoli:

There are still two journalists with their hands raised. We'll take those two final questions.

Cover News:

The recent Tangshan assault case has aroused widespread concern among the public. What has the MPS done following the incident? What future steps will you take in combating organized crime and rooting out local gangs to safeguard public security? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

As you said, the Tangshan assault incident is a criminal case that caused a high degree of concern among society. I would like to invite Mr. Liu Zhongyi, director general of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the MPS, to introduce the work done following the incident.

Liu Zhongyi:

Thank you for your questions. The assault at the barbecue restaurant in Tangshan has attracted widespread attention and caused negative social impact. The MPS has attached great importance to it, promptly sending a working team and dispatching experts nationwide to guide investigation of the case. At present, the investigation is progressing smoothly, and the specific circumstances will be announced to the public.

We fully understand the great attention of the whole society to the investigation and handling of the case. Because of that, the task force has gone all out to carry out investigation on every clue of illegal and criminal activities involved so as to ensure that the facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive. Please believe that public security organs will thoroughly investigate the entire case and severely punish the crime in accordance with the law.

In response to issues of the crackdown on gang crimes and public security that the people are strongly concerned about, the public security organs nationwide, under the arrangement of the MPS, recently carried out the "100-Day Campaign" to crack down on illegal and criminal activities in summer, which is required by the task, the situation, and the people. Strictly cracking down on illegal and criminal activities that the people are strongly concerned about in accordance with the law enables the people to feel that safety is within reach and that protection is close by. We have been adhering to the policy of fiercely cracking down on crimes in accordance with the law. Not only should we solve major cases quickly, but we also solve more small cases. Not only should the campaign bring a deterrent effect, but it should also resolve issues effectively. Up to now, in the 100-day campaign to crack down on major crimes and reduce security risks this summer, criminal investigation departments have solved a total of 49,000 criminal cases of various types and arrested 72,000 criminal suspects, effectively maintaining the overall stability of public security.

At the same time, we will follow the arrangements and requirements of the CPC Central Committee and continue to crack down on organized crime and root out local criminal gangs on a regular basis. The Party Committee of the MPS has issued opinions of the MPS on regular crackdowns on gang crimes, which comprehensively summarized and solidified the experience and practices of the campaign, improved the working mechanism, and launched a series of campaigns in response to the new situations of gang crimes, focusing on cracking down on organized crimes in traditional areas such as "village tyrants," "sand tyrants," and "mine tyrants," and severely punishing organized criminal activities on internet, including those that involve loan traps and "naked chat" blackmail. Extensive action has been taken to carry out the campaign to catch "fishes that slip through the net" in an effort to hunt down criminal fugitives involved in organized crimes. Since the launch of the crackdown on gang crimes on a regular basis, public security organs have destroyed 249 gang-related organizations, 1,486 criminal groups, and arrested 22,000 criminal suspects, effectively consolidating the achievements of the campaigns.

Next, the public security organs will seize the opportunity of promoting and implementing the Anti-organized Crime Law and resolutely implement the decisions and plans made by the CPC Central Committee. We will create a new landscape in anti-organized crime in which we reshape the situation through crack down on crimes, combine punishment with prevention, make proactive efforts, actively detect crimes, make comprehensive crack downs, carry out targeted prevention and control, fight crimes in an integrated way, and cooperate efficiently so as to constantly enhance the rule of law, standardization, and professionalism in crackdown on gang crimes and to help people feel more satisfied, happier, and more secure. Thank you.

Tianmu News:

In the 1960s, Fengqiao, a town in Zhuji city, Zhejiang province, developed the well-known "Fengqiao Experience." What has been done in the new era by public security organs to adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" and promote diverse solutions for resolving conflicts and disputes? And can you share with us any good experiences and practices? Thank you.

Sun Maoli:

The "Fengqiao Experience" is a vivid example of socialization of social governance and participation of the whole of society in building a peaceful China and has delivered very good results. Mr. Qiu Baoli, will introduce specific experiences and practices. 

Qiu Baoli:

Thank you for your attention to this issue. The MPS has always attached great importance to identifying and defusing conflicts and disputes. Thoroughly implementing Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, the MPS has guided public security organs to adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era, rolled out special programs in this regard, and actively engaged in a comprehensive mechanism to prevent, mediate, and resolve conflicts and disputes with diversified methods. We also strived to ensure that no conflict is passed on to higher authorities, and ensure a peaceful society and adequate services entailed.

In 2019, in order to earnestly implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping that the "Fengqiao Experience" should be adhered to and developed, and the mass line of the Party should be adhered to and thoroughly implemented, with the approval of the CPC Central Committee, the MPS launched the program of building Fengqiao-style police stations in public security organs nationwide, which served as an important part of public security organs adhering to and developing the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era and actively engaging in resolving conflicts and disputes with diversified methods. At the same time, facing new situations and new problems since the outbreak of COVID-19, the MPS guided public security organs nationwide to carry out the program of police officers providing door-to-door services. With a focus on COVID-19 related and other conflicts and disputes, we made efforts to address people's concerns and difficulties, and prevented different types of conflicts from being intertwined. We also did our best to solve problems at the primary level, at the local level, and at the initial stage. Police stations have gained a better understanding of social conditions and popular feelings, through door-to-door visits, department briefings, and talks with the public, as well as in the process of receiving and disposing calls to the police, investigating and handling cases, and stationing in communities. We strived to achieve early detection, full intervention, and timely mediation of conflicts and disputes. The diverse solution for resolving conflicts and disputes has been fully promoted by means of synergy between police stations and courts, people's mediation at police stations, and lawyers providing services at police stations. According to incomplete statistics, in 2021, police stations nationwide investigated and resolved 6.05 million conflicts and disputes and addressed 3.88 million safety hazards, effectively preventing the occurrence of a large number of cases. 

Next, the MPS will guide public security organs nationwide to adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era, continue to promote the program of building Fengqiao-style police stations, strengthen foundational work at primary level with a priority on police stations, thoroughly resolve conflicts and disputes, and prevent and control risks and potential dangers so as to provide strong support for reaching a higher level in building a peaceful China. Thank you.

Shou Xiaoli:

Thank you to all the speakers and friends from the media. Today's briefing is hereby concluded. See you!

Translated and edited by Guo Yiming, Zhang Rui, Lin Liyao, Zhou Jing, Dong Qingpei, Liu Sitong, Xu Xiaoxuan, Zhang Tingting, Li Huiru, Xu Kailin, Ma Yujia, Duan Yaying, Wang Qian, Wang Yiming, Yuan Fang, David Ball, Tom Arnsten, and Jay Birbeck. In case of any discrepancy between the English and Chinese texts, the Chinese version is deemed to prevail.