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Coast Guard, Russia Security sign MOU

China's Coast Guard and Russia's Federal Security Service signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening cooperation in maritime law enforcement at a high-level meeting held this week. The meeting was conducted in Murmansk, Russia on Monday and Tuesday, during which both sides discussed future cooperation and exchanged views on topics of common interest, according to a news release by the Coast Guard on Thursday. The two agreed to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, actively promote maritime law enforcement cooperation, jointly build a maritime community with a shared future and fully serve the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.

Ex-Zhejiang official pleads guilty to bribery

Zhou Jiangyong, a former senior official in Zhejiang province, stood trial on Thursday at a court in Chuzhou, Anhui province, on a charge of accepting bribes. Zhou was formerly a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and secretary of the CPC Hangzhou Committee. According to the prosecution filed by the people's procuratorate of Chuzhou, Zhou took advantage of his various positions in Zhejiang between 2001 and 2021 to seek profits for others regarding matters including project construction, project contracting and land acquisition. In return, Zhou accepted money and valuables worth over 193 million yuan ($27.9 million), according to prosecutors. In a closing statement, Zhou pleaded guilty and expressed remorse. A sentence will be announced in due course.

Campaign launched to catch financial crooks

The Ministry of Public Security recently launched Fox Hunt 2023, a special operation targeting people suspected of committing financial crimes who are on the run abroad, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The operation is part of Sky Net 2023, a campaign launched by the central anti-corruption coordination group to target fugitives who have fled overseas. Public security organs will intensify efforts to focus on key cases and effectively improve the quality and efficiency of fugitive capture and asset recovery work. They will also deepen law enforcement cooperation and assist the discipline inspection and supervisory departments in pushing forward the work. Public security organs will better facilitate the anti-graft campaign and earnestly safeguard national security, the ministry said.

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