China, Russia ‘fighting together’ against terror and other threats: Chen Wenqing

The Chinese security chief was in Moscow for the 10th meeting of the two countries’ law enforcement and security mechanism

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Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu (left) and China’s top security official Chen Wenqing at the Russia National Centre in Moscow on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

Published: 2:00pm, 30 May 2025Updated: 2:59pm, 30 May 2025

China’s top security official Chen Wenqing pledged Beijing’s law enforcement cooperation with Moscow on terrorism, separatism, extremism and drug trafficking, as he wrapped up a seven-day trip that began in Hungary, followed by Russia.

In a meeting on Tuesday with his counterpart Sergei Shoigu, Chen told him that “we are fighting together against attempts to harm sovereignty, security and development issues”, according to Russia’s state-owned news agency Tass.

“We are jointly countering terrorism, separatism, extremism, drug trafficking and other challenges,” he said, as he co-chaired the 10th meeting of the China-Russia law enforcement and security cooperation mechanism.

Chen also committed China to working with Russia to “upgrade law enforcement and security cooperation and inject strong impetus into the development and modernisation of the two countries”, according to a report by Chinese state news agency Xinhua, published on the last day of his trip.

In reply, Shoigu said that “Russia is willing to work with China to enhance the level of law enforcement and security cooperation, effectively safeguard the core interests of the two countries and bring stability into the world,” Xinhua said.

Chen is a member of the Politburo, the Communist Party’s centre of power. He is the secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, overseeing China’s law enforcement agencies and is in charge of national security issues.