The Fifth Lianyungang Forum was held in Lianyungang City from December 9 to 10，2020. It was hosted by the Ministry of Public Security, co-hosted by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and organized by Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Department and Lianyungang Municipal Government. Law enforcement authorities of 30 countries and three international organizations were present at the forum, online or offline, under the theme of “New Approaches to Security and International Law Enforcement Cooperation Under Covid-19”. They discussed law enforcement and security cooperation, exchanged views on capacity building, and drew a blueprint for the security and development of all countries. Member of the CPC Committee of the Public Security Ministry and Deputy Minister Du Hangwei attended the forum and delivered remarks.
　　Du pointed out that COVID-19’s spillover effect has given rise to a number of pandemic-related offenses, which are intertwined with traditional organized cross-border crimes and new forms of cybercrime. Naturally, such security threats tend to be interconnected with wider cross-border links and organizations, posing increasing instabilities for the world security landscape. Faced with the pandemic, the Ministry of Public Security of China has worked with counterparts of other countries in mutual assistance and support, making contributions to protecting people’s lives and property and safeguarding global industrial and supply chains.
　　Du stated that recently the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee adopted recommendations for formulating the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. The plenum resolved to actively foster a new development paradigm and create more opportunities for other countries to benefit from China’s high-quality development.
　　Du emphasized that China is ready to work with relevant parties under the principle of cooperation, innovation, rule of law and mutual benefit and guided by the core concept of “Cooperation for Security, Security for Development.” He remarked that China can make the most of the Lianyungang Forum as a platform to share law enforcement experience in times of pandemic, innovate and improve law enforcement mechanisms, jointly enhance enforcement capacity, contribute wisdom and strengths to global and regional security governance, and create a more secure environment for the common development of all countries.
　　Law enforcement departments of 30 countries including Russia, Italy, UAE, Pakistan, and Serbia, and persons in charge at three international organizations INTERPOL, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the Integrated Law Enforcement and Security Cooperation Center, were invited to the forum. Representatives exchanged in-depth views on new global challenges presented by COVID-19 and corresponding solutions, and highly commended China’s remarkable achievements in its prevention and control efforts and important contributions to the global response. They reached consensuses as follows: law enforcement authorities should innovate on and upgrade international cooperation mechanisms, deepen collaboration in combating new forms of cross-border crimes such as pandemic-related offense and cyber crime, organize and launch timely joint operations, keep crime under control during the pandemic, step up efforts to establish a reliable liaison and emergency response mechanism, create new security cooperation models for key projects, and raise enforcement capacity, all while practicing ongoing pandemic prevention and control to maintain social stability and sustain economic growth. ■

　　（Translated by Agnes）