CPC official urges global co-op against cyber crimes

The international community should work together to combat cyber crimes and move faster on information security regulations, a senior Chinese official said Thursday.

Meng Jianzhu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks in a keynote speech at an international meeting of high-ranking security officials in Vladivostok.

Meng, also secretary of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, said maintaining internet and information security is an important part of national security. All nations should enhance cooperation and bear the responsibilities together in the face of cyber security threats and challenges, he said.

He urged the international community to jointly and actively combat all kinds of cyber crimes, speed up the formulation of international norms on information security, and oppose conflicts in the cyber space.

On the sidelines of the conference, Meng also exchanged views with representatives from the BRICS nations over internet and information security regulations.

In separate meetings with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of Russia, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, they discussed the implementation of the consensus reached between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. and Russian counterparts.