Wang Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, attends a symposium on legislation against telecom fraud in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2021. Wang inspected legislation against telecom fraud in Beijing from Wednesday to Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

BEIJING -- Senior lawmaker Wang Chen has stressed the importance of further developing the country's legal system to fight telecom and internet fraud.

Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, made the remarks while inspecting legislation against telecom fraud in Beijing from Wednesday to Friday.

Wang urged supervisory and regulatory bodies to fulfill their duties to help ensure that recurring telecom fraud cases are seriously dealt with and the relevant criminal chain is cracked.

He called for quickening legislation to improve laws related to telecom, finance, and the internet, and upgrading the legal tools against telecom and internet fraud.