Curb organized crime

Successfully curbing gang-related crimes is imperative to the establishment of social justice. And this is particularly crucial to China's smooth transition from a planned economy to a market-oriented one.

A special division in the making under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to intensify crackdowns on such crimes is therefore a welcome and timely move.

Mafia-style crimes are a byproduct of social and economic changes. This transition has brought about fundamental and substantial changes to almost every aspect of economic and social lives. These changes have widened the gap between the haves and the have-nots, redistributed wealth in a much more diversified manner than before and broadened the definition of social values.