China airs satisfaction over judicial co-op with Australia _English

Zhou Yongkang (L), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)

Zhou Yongkang (L), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)
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SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Zhou Yongkang, on Friday hailed China's judicial cooperation with Australia.

"China is satisfied with its cooperation with Australia in repatriating crime suspects, deterring illegal immigrants, fighting terrorism and conducting law-enforcement training," Zhou said while meeting Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland.

Zhou Yongkang (1st R), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland (1st L) in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)

Zhou Yongkang (1st R), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland (1st L) in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)
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Zhou, one of the nine-member Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, oversees China's judicial and law-enforcement sector.

Zhou said the unprecedented growth of China-Australia politicaland economic ties as well as the increase of people-to-people exchange posed new issues for bilateral judicial and law-enforcement cooperation.

Zhou said, "China would like to work more closely with Australia on public security, judicial practices, and security, among others, in a bid to ensure the bilateral social stability."

McClelland said China's out-of-court mediation was worth studying and learning from.

Australia would like to make joint efforts with China to continuously innovate the ways of bilateral judicial and law-enforcement cooperation and create a good social environment for the growth of bilateral ties, McClelland said.

Zhou also briefed McClelland on China's legal system, which Zhou hailed promoted the country's economic and social development, enabled the Chinese people to enjoy unprecedented freedom and rights.

On Saturday afternoon, Zhou left Sydney, the second leg of his Australia tour, for the capital city of Canberra.