Chinese technology companies are making great efforts to build a safer world - especially in the countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative - officials and experts told the recent Nuctech 2018 Innovation Conference on Security Screening Technologies.
A commercial spinoff of Beijing's Tsinghua University and founded in 1997, Nuctech is an advanced security and inspection solutions and services supplier.
The company provides advanced technology and products - from explosives and drug detectors to vehicle inspection systems - and integrates solutions in many areas of the security inspection sector.
These include civil aviation, customs, railways, logistics and the judiciary in over 150 countries and regions across the world.
"Currently the world is facing a profound change," said Nuctech Chairman Chen Zhiqiang. He said the global security situation was complicated.
"As the global economy faces instability, uncertainty and threats of protectionism, we need to tackle many difficulties and challenges."
In response to the Belt and Road Initiative, Chen said the company would take responsibility to safeguard the world's security with high technology.
Currently, the company has businesses spanning more than 150 countries, including 61 involved with the Belt and Road Initiative.
In December the new Istanbul airport, which is currently being constructed, signed an agreement with Nuctech to install the company's security and inspection equipment.
"Considering the location of Turkey, our country has a huge requirement for security," said Funda Ocak, head of Turkey's General Directorate of State Airports Authority.
"In this case, the quality of aviation equipment and its technical content is crucial to our country."
Turkey will work more closely with Chinese technology companies in the security field, she said.
In addition, an integrated Nuctech system has been used to help manage customs risks in countries including Kazakhstan, Slovakia and Thailand, according to the company.
The system helps ensure customs security, utilizing electronic cargo information, and performs non-intrusive inspections to check high-risk containers and cargos, Nuctech employees said.
Leading officials from other countries say the need for cutting-edge technology is pressing.
"Technology is essential in border and supply chain security," said Ahmad Jailani Bin Muhamed Yunus, deputy director of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department.
Cargo inspections are a critical aspect of safeguarding supply chain security and protecting society against organized transnational crimes, he said.
"We are living in a fast-changing world - a world assailed by political, ethnic and religious conflict and environmental degradation," said Dana Meager, state secretary of Slovakia's Ministry of Finance.
"The more we become global from the point of view of commercial transactions and culturally related cooperation, the more we need to think about global cooperation in customs matters."
She said an "utmost challenge" for customs authorities all over the world was balancing the need to encourage trade with the demands of safety.
The problem could be solved through the use of proper technical solutions and reliable devices, she said.
The Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion is expected to bridge an infrastructure gap and accelerate economic growth, and customs should play an active role in meeting the challenges, said Kun Nhem, director of Cambodia's General Department of Customs and Excise.
In 2016, Cambodia seized more than 1,000 kilograms of ivory tusks with the help of Nuctech's container inspection system image technology.
