New center to fight cross-border crime

China will establish a comprehensive law enforcement center in Yunnan province aimed at strengthening intelligence exchanges with Laos, Myanmar and Thailand to curb drug-trafficking and illegal immigration along the Mekong River, said a senior official at the Ministry of Public Security.

"A comprehensive law enforcement and security cooperation center along the Mekong River will be set up and based in Jinghong, Yunnan province, in 2016 to conduct intelligence sharing, case investigation, joint operations and training programs with the three countries," said Liao Jinrong, director at the ministry's International Cooperation Bureau.

He said after the center is set up, a director will be appointed. That director will serve for one year and come from one of the four countries on a rotational basis.