What the Russian Prosecutor General discussed with his Chinese colleagues

Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, during his first visit to Beijing on July 12-13, met with key law enforcement officers of the PRC. He held talks with his Chinese counterpart Ying Yong, Secretary of the Political and Legal Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP) Chen Wenqing, Deputy Head of the State Control Committee of the People’s Republic of China Fu Kui, Minister of Justice He Rong, Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong and Chairman of the Supreme People’s Court Zhang Jun . Krasnov actively discussed the similarity of law enforcement practices and the use of digital technologies in law enforcement with Chinese security officials, and invited some of his interlocutors to the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) scheduled for September in Vladivostok. This was reported by the press service of the Russian department.

Over the past year, Krasnov has been actively visiting Asian countries with working visits: in October 2022 – Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, in November – Turkey, in December – Iran, in March 2023 – Myanmar and Thailand. From African countries in May, the Russian Prosecutor General visited Egypt. Concluding his visit to Beijing on July 13, Krasnov met with Chairman of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Jun. The Russian Prosecutor General expressed his joy at the adoption by Chinese prosecutors of the Russian experience of “bringing claims in the field of environmental protection.” “In addition, in Russia, as in China, the digitalization of legal proceedings is taking place, new modern forms of administration of justice are being introduced, artificial intelligence is being used,” the Prosecutor General of Russia emphasized.