BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- State Councilor Meng Jianzhu Sunday called on China's armed police to enhance their capacity to tackle emergencies and terrorist attacks to ensure China's national security and social stability.

Meng, also Minister of Public Security and first political commissar of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, made the remarks at a plenary meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee of the Armed Police Forces.

He stressed the leadership of the CPC over the armed police force and said Party building must be enhanced and carried out in a scientific way.

He called on the armed police to strengthen ideological and political development.