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China’s Influential Security Minister Meng Hongwei Elected as New Head of Interpol

Girish Shetti   |

Nov 10, 2016 01:14 PM EST

Meng Hongwei, China's vice minister of public security, was elected as the president of Interpol on Thursday. Meng is the first-ever Chinese to be appointed as the head of the French-based organization which is widely considered as a "global police organization" by the international community.