China, Australia pledge to further deepen bilateral relations

Meng Jianzhu (R), head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Australia's Attorney-General George Brandis (L) and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop before the first China-Australia high-level security dialogue in Sydney, Australia, on April 21, 2017. Meng attended on Friday the first China-Australia high-level security dialogue and delivered a speech. After the security dialogue, China and Australia signed a joint declaration in which the two sides pledged to boost cooperation in the fields of judicial and legal affairs, cyber security, fighting terrorism and transnational crimes. (Xinhua/Zhu Hongye)