Senior security official stresses deepening fight against gang crime

A senior Chinese security official urged efforts to deepen the fight against gangs and organized crime on Wednesday. Guo Shengkun, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks at the opening of a workshop on inspection of a national crackdown on gang crime.

Guo, also head of the leading group of the national crackdown on gangs and organized crimes, urged efforts to investigate and solve a number of major gang-related cases and root out the "protective umbrellas" behind them.

He called on the inspection teams to improve the work styles, go to communities and work on the frontlines to learn about actual conditions and identify problems, and ensure that satisfying outcomes will be achieved in the campaign.