BEIJING: China will support Interpol, raising the profile and leadership of the global police cooperation agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the opening of Interpol’s general assembly in Beijing, state media reported.
Last year, Interpol elected a senior Chinese public security official, Vice Public Security Minister Meng Hongwei, as its president, prompting rights groups to ask whether Beijing could try and use the position to go after dissidents abroad.
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