Chinese police repatriate US fugitive wanted for violent crimes

Chinese police repatriated a United States fugitive suspected of serious violent crimes in the US on Thursday, handing him over to US authorities at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

The suspect, a US citizen who was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice, was escorted back to the United States by US law enforcement officers, according to China's Ministry of Public Security.

US law enforcement authorities began seeking the suspect in 2004 over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a young girl and fatally shot his wife, among other serious violent crimes.

Interpol issued a Red Notice for the suspect in August 2005. At the request of the US, Chinese public security authorities launched an investigation and eventually apprehended him.

The repatriation marked another achievement in law enforcement cooperation between China and the United States.

It came three days after US authorities transferred to Chinese police a key suspect in the kidnapping and killing of Chinese citizens in the Philippines.

The suspect, surnamed Liu, was identified as a major suspect in the case and was found to have fled to the US. He was handed over to Chinese police on Monday after US authorities arrested him in October 2024 based on information and evidence provided by China.

The two transfers are the latest results of practical cooperation between Chinese and US law enforcement authorities.

To implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, law enforcement agencies from both countries have recently carried out a series of cooperative operations in areas including drug control, the repatriation of illegal immigrants, fugitive repatriation, combating telecommunications and online fraud, and anti-money laundering, the ministry said.

Chinese police will continue to deepen practical cooperation with law enforcement agencies from other countries on the basis of mutual respect, professionalism and pragmatism, it said.

They will also continue to crack down on all forms of transnational crime in accordance with the law.