China, Britain hold second security dialogue

China and Britain held their second high-level security dialogue in London where both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in security and law enforcement.

The dialogue was co-chaired by Wang Yongqing, Secretary-General of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Mark Lyall Grant, National Security Advisor to the British prime minister.

During the dialogue, the two sides exchanged views on the fight against terrorism, extremism, organised crime and the protection of cyber security along with discussing international and regional security issues of common concern, reports Xinhua.

The dialogue was an implementation of the China-UK Joint Declaration on Building a Global Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the 21st Century issued in October 2015 and is of great significance for mutual security cooperation.