The 2025 Global Public Security Cooperation Forum opened Wednesday in east China's Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, drawing nearly 2,000 participants from across 120 countries and organizations for a week of in-depth discussions on global security risks, technical cooperation and emerging threats such as AI-driven crime.
The week-long forum will center on three key themes: joint strategies to address evolving public security challenges, innovation-driven capacity building, and unified action to strengthen global cooperation mechanisms.
To advance these goals, eight sub-forums will explore specific areas including tourism safety, international police education, counterterrorism, immigration management, transnational crime, drug control, public security technology, and international project protection.
Notably, the 2025 annual report of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum and the 2025 Global Public Security Index Report will both be released during the event.
This year's index report assesses 50 countries across four key dimensions -- law and order maintenance, counterterrorism, road traffic safety and cybersecurity. The report this year will, for the first time, feature an artificial intelligence security indicator aimed at addressing challenges posed by emerging technologies.
Global security forum opens in east China to tackle emerging threats, boost cooperation
The Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province is expected to see a 10-year high butterfly boom this year.
As one of the world's richest regions for butterfly species, the butterfly valley in Jinping County sees a massive butterfly emergence every year in late spring and early summer.
From May to June, billions of butterflies emerge and fill the skies above the valley.
Experts estimate this year's butterfly number could be the highest in nearly a decade.
Scientists say such a spectacle is only possible in a healthy ecosystem.
For nearly three decades, local resident Yang Zhenwen has devoted himself to monitoring and protecting the butterflies.
Every day during the emergence season, he serves a special meal to help the tiny creatures replenish their energy: a nutrient solution he developed together with researchers.
"The solution is made mainly from local ingredients, including pineapples, fermented glutinous rice juice and brown sugar. After being boiled together, a small amount of salt is added," said Yang.
Yang regularly patrols the mountains, monitors butterfly habitats, records species data and tracks the growth of host plants.
Recently, over 40 content creators were invited to the county to promote biodiversity conservation through artistic installations and online campaigns. With support from the local government, conservation is also driving rural development.
"We have invited some social organizations. They bring some artists to come here to help our people design butterfly craft products, and also, some professional guides to train our people to become a good tourist guide. I would like to say it's a vivid proof of how human beings and nature can live in harmony," said Liu Xuan, deputy head of Jinping County.
The butterfly valley is drawing in a growing number of tourists.
Butterfly boom forecast to hit 10-year high at butterfly valley in Yunnan
