China, US meet on law enforcement cooperation
- By Chen Boyuan
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China and the United States pledged to engage in further law enforcement cooperation on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the 12th Meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Liaison Group (JLG) on Law Enforcement Cooperation in Beijing.
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| Representatives from China and the United States pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of the 12th Meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Liaison Group on Law Enforcement Cooperation on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 in Beijing, China. [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn] |
![Representatives from China and the United States pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of the 12th Meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Liaison Group on Law Enforcement Cooperation on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 in Beijing, China. [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20141204/d02788e9b72615ea08470a.jpg "Representatives from China and the United States pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of the 12th Meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Liaison Group on Law Enforcement Cooperation on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 in Beijing, China. [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]")
Since the Joint Liaison Group meeting was established in 1998 following the 1997 signing of the China-U.S. Joint Statement by the then-leaders of both countries, it has evolved to be an important mechanism through which the law enforcement agencies of the two countries can conduct dialogue and exchange.
At the opening ceremony of the 12th JLG meeting, China's Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin hailed the fruits of the cooperation which the meeting has spurred over the years, including major progress in combating transnational smuggling, repatriating fugitives, and cracking down on child pornography.
"These achievements have safeguarded normal person-to-person and business exchanges between the United States and China," said Liu, who also noted that the bilateral law enforcement cooperation between the two countries was "further recognized" by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama at the APEC meetings held in Beijing last month.
Liu admitted that although China and the United States have different expectations and priorities for JLG, "much can be done and should be done to combat corruption and other transnational crimes."
Daniel Kritenbrink, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in China, shared his optimism about the results of the latest meeting between Obama and Xi, during which both leaders agreed to make further reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, enhance military exchange in order to reduce the risk of accidents, and loosen visa policies for business travelers and students.
Kritenbrink believed that based on the consensus reached by two state leaders, the 12th JLG meeting could have greater success.
The JLG originally served largely as a consultative dialogue. Over the years, however, its focus has gradually shifted to operational exchanges on specific areas of law enforcement cooperation.
The JLG has working groups on many specific topics including fugitive repatriation, cyber crime, intellectual property rights and other important issues.
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