China's Role and Contributions in Transnational Crime Governance: Focusing on Cooperation with Southeast Asian Countries

This paper centers on China's cooperation with Southeast Asian countries to explore China's practices and role evolution in transnational crime governance. Through case studies such as the China-Laos-Myanmar-Thailand Mekong River joint patrol law enforcement, the China-Myanmar-Thailand joint crackdown on telecom fraud and human trafficking, the China-Vietnam "Meilong" operation, and law enforcement training programs, it elaborates on China's specific governance measures. The analysis points out that China's role has undergone a transformation: from an emergency responder to a regular collaborator, from a single-field participant to a multi-field leader, and from a fund and project supporter to an idea exporter. Concepts such as "a community with a shared future for mankind" and "the Global Security Initiative" have played an important role in practice. Finally, it proposes strategies to optimize multilateral cooperation platforms and enhance international discourse power in the future, providing reference for global transnational crime governance.