China vows to expand support for neighbors' drug fight

China will boost financial and technical support to its neighbors to effectively combat drug smuggling, the Ministry of Public Security said.

"We are applying for specialized funds and will increase strategic investments in neighboring countries that have drug supplies and trafficking channels," said Liu Yuejin, director of the ministry's narcotics control department.

China borders two major international centers of opium and methamphetamine production - the Golden Triangle, the world's major drug-production area, which includes Myanmar, Laos and Thailand; and the Golden Crescent, which encompasses mountainous valleys of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.