In today’s world, peace and development are the themes of the times. Countries have become increasingly interdependent, and more and more, the global community is facing a common destiny. More than ever, peace, development and win-win cooperation have become the unstoppable historical trend. Meanwhile, international and regional security situations are undergoing profound changes. Terrorism, cyber crime, organized crime and new types of crime have become more prominent. The common development and prosperity of mankind are facing unprecedented risks and challenges. “Cooperative Security for Common Prosperity” has become the call of the times, of the world, and of the people.

In 2015, the Lianyungang Forum (the former name of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang)) was established on the initiative of the Ministry of Public Security of China in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, as a platform for dialogue and cooperation with the guiding philosophy of “Cooperative Security for Common Prosperity” and the principal aim of promoting law enforcement and security cooperation for global economic development through innovative thinking and pragmatic measures. As of now, the forum has successfully held five annual conferences and welcomed representatives across five continents to discuss issues of common concern, achieving significant results.

In 2022, the Lianyungang Forum was transformed into the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang) (GPSCFL), with a view to better adapting to the changing international situations and meeting the needs of all parties for security and development. The GPSCFL is now hosted by China Association for Friendship, who is committed to joining hands with all stakeholders to build it into a non-government and non-profit making international forum with regular meetings and a permanent venue. The Global Security Initiative Concept Paper, released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, named  the GPSCFL as one of the platforms for cooperation. In November 2022, the First GPSCFL Conference was held. On September 2023, the 2023 GPSCFL Conference was convened. H.E. Wang Xiaohong, Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, State Councilor and Minister of Public Security of China, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech for two consecutive years. H.E. Wang Xiaohong proposed to to build a global public security collaborative mechanism of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and a community with shared responsibilities, a community with shared interests, and a community with a shared future, which was well received and widely supported by participating guests. The First GPSCFL Conference and the 2023 GPSCFL Conference gathered over 1000 guests from countries and regions across five continents, as well as international organizations, to discuss security situations, share security concepts, and seek security solutions. The outcome documents released by the GPSCFL, i.e. the Concept Paper on Public Security, the Initiative on Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Public Security, and Consensus Document on Global Public Security Index, have effectively led the theoretical development in the field of global public security and promoted pragmatic and effective international cooperation.

The GPSCFL is founded and based in China, but it belongs to the world. It will stay true to the philosophy of “Cooperative Security for Common Prosperity”, actualize the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and advocate the public security concept of putting people first. The GPSCFL strongly believes that building a safer world is the strong desire of all the people, the common responsibility of all countries, and more importantly, the right course for progress and advancement of our times. It will uphold the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, in contributing to the effort of the international community to better coordinate development and security. The forum will also pool the strengths and wisdom of all sides and countries to achieve high quality development through high standard security, enhance sustainable security through sustainable prosperity, and provide people in countries around the world with greater and fairer access to the achievements of security and development, as it strives to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind featuring universal security and common prosperity.