A national video conference on public security was held in Beijing on Tuesday, emphasizing the need to combat illegal activities involving firearms and explosives, pornography and gambling, as well as illegal fishing, sand mining, and waterway logistics. The meeting called for strengthened efforts to trace the source, dismantle dens, sever supply chains and disrupt criminal networks, according to China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

The meeting stressed the need to strengthen specialized police forces, improve modern policing mechanisms, and deepen the construction and application of big data systems. It aims to further enhance the rule of law, professionalism, intelligence and social governance in public security, according to a release on the website of the MPS.

The meeting emphasized the need to focus on risk prevention and resolution, and to maintain social stability. It is essential to implement source prevention by advancing grassroots investigations, strengthening professional mediation, and improving coordination mechanisms, while continuously deepening the investigation and resolution of conflicts and disputes, according to the release. 

Attention should be made on key elements, and efforts should be made to promote the construction of a comprehensive social security prevention and control system, including coordinating and strengthening patrols and prevention in public areas, enhancing security measures in key locations, and stricter regulation of hazardous materials, in order to continuously narrow the space for criminal activity, said the release.

Proactive crackdowns must be strengthened, with emphasis on early and small-scale interventions, promptly handling leads and potential risks to eliminate hidden dangers. There should also be a deep and thorough approach is required for tackling crimes related to firearms, explosives, and other illegal activities, according to the ministry.

Emergency response mechanisms must be improved by adopting a  bottom-line mindset by strengthening emergency forces, enhancing response protocols, and improving emergency capabilities. Targeted and categorized measures should be implemented to safeguard the emergency response front line.

The meeting emphasized the need to keep pace with the times while upholding core principles and fostering innovation. It called for the establishment of a new policing model characterized by “professionalism, refined mechanisms, and big data,” striving to write a new chapter in the modernization of public security work and crime prevention.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Rio de Janeiro on Monday local time, calling on strengthening coordination within the BRICS framework in face of intense competition between unilateralism and multilateralism. 

There have been many new changes in the international situation recently. Change is the norm of this era, but what remains unchanged is the mutual trust and support between China and Russia, Wang said, according to a readout on the website of Chinese Foreign Ministry. 

The strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin has always been the fundamental guarantee for maintaining high-level operation of China-Russia relations. Both sides should work together to continuously translate the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state into cooperation achievements in various fields, Wang noted. 

The current rivalry between unilateralism and multilateralism is intensifying, and the contest between maintaining hegemony and opposing hegemony is unfolding around the world. The unity and cooperation of BRICS countries are demonstrating increasingly significant strategic value, Wang said. 

As founding members of BRICS, China and Russia should strengthen coordination and cooperation within the BRICS framework, deepen solidarity and cooperation among the vast number of developing countries and emerging economies, continuously enhance the influence and appeal of the Greater BRICS, inject strong impetus into the development and prosperity of the world, and contribute more BRICS strength to building a more just and equitable global governance system.

"The growth and strengthening of the BRICS organization have been largely driven by the active efforts of China and Russia. Therefore, communication at the level of foreign ministers plays an important role in improving the BRICS mechanism and enhancing cooperation among its members," Zhang Hong, a research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Tuesday. 

The discussions also touched on issues related to the construction of the BRICS framework and the integration of cooperation, which will help lay a more solid foundation for the organization's future development, Zhang said. 

Against the backdrop of US tariff hikes, which pose severe challenges to global order, the bilateral high-level dialogue between China and Russia aims to strengthen coordination in international affairs and enhance communication and mutual support in global and regional governance, Zhang noted. 

Sergei Lavrov said that in the face of a rapidly changing world, it is essential for Russia and China to maintain close interactions. Russia is willing to work with China to prepare for the next phase of important exchanges between the two heads of state, support each other in hosting commemorative events for the 80th anniversary of the victories of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War and the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and deepen practical cooperation in various fields. 

Lavrov noted that as major countries with special international responsibilities, Russia and China have joined hands to uphold the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, defend justice and equality, and resist unilateralism and bullying, making positive contributions to upholding multilateralism.

Both sides should jointly support Brazil in fulfilling its responsibilities as the chair of the BRICS mechanism and work for more positive outcomes in BRICS cooperation, Lavrov said. 

Lavrov also briefed on the latest situation of the Ukraine crisis, reiterating that Russia is willing to engage in peace talks with Ukraine without preconditions and is committed to addressing the root cause of the crisis. Russia also announced a temporary ceasefire covering the entire front line around the May 9 Victory Day. 

Wang Yi elaborated on China's principled position of promoting talks for peace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a three-day truce starting from midnight May 8, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. 

The Kremlin said that Putin had ordered a full cessation of hostilities to mark the 80th anniversary of Russia's Victory Day, which falls on May 9, Xinhua said. 

During the meeting, the two sides conducted strategic communication on strengthening cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the G20, and exchanged views on issues such as the Iranian nuclear issue and the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.