Strengthening cooperation on law enforcement security is an inevitable choice for the international community to effectively deal with terrorism, China's top security official Meng Jianzhu said on May 24.

Meng, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks at this year’s International Security Conference of Senior Representatives in Zavidovo, Russia.

Meng (L) makes a keynote speech at the International Security Conference of Senior Representatives in Zavidovo, Russia, on May 24. [Photos by Hao Fan/court.gov.cn]

Meng said that the Chinese government is firmly opposed to terrorism in all its forms and has always been committed to promoting international cooperation in the field of law enforcement security.

In the face of increasingly complicated situations in international anti-terrorism, China is willing to work with all parties to set up a cooperation mechanism to prevent and combat cyber terrorism, strengthen exchanges of experience, information, and case investigation, and jointly ensure cyber security, especially the security of the information infrastructure, Meng added.

Meng said that mankind has ushered in a new era of information revolution which has brought profound changes in the global governance system and new challenges to international security, and that terrorism, and especially cyber terrorism, is the common enemy of mankind, posing a serious threat to world security.

During the conference, Meng met with security officials from more than 10 countries, such as Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

Meng shakes hands with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev (R) during the conference on May 23.

Chen Xunqiu, deputy secretary-general of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui, Vice-Minister for Public Security Chen Zhimin, Deputy Minister of State Security Dong Haizhou and Assistant Foreign Minister Li Huilai also attended the conference and meetings.