China, Austria pledge law enforcement cooperation

 　　BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang met Friday with visiting Austrian Federal Minister of Justice Beatrix Karl and pledged to enhance cooperation between the two nations on law enforcement.

　　Zhou, a member of the Standing¹ Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said China is facing a lot of problems while achieving conspicuous² development through reform and opening up.

　　The Chinese government has unswervingly adhered to the principle of ruling the country by law, Zhou said, adding that the latest revision of the Criminal Procedure Law epitomizes China's feat³ of democracy and construction of its legal system.

　　China is willing to exchange experiences on law enforcement, deepen pragmatic cooperation and work with Austria to combat transnational crimes, according to the Chinese official.

　　Karl said she had taken note of China's revision of the Criminal Procedure Law, featuring obvious innovation and progress.

　　The Austrian minister noted⁴ the revision of the law also brought new challenges for her Chinese colleagues, including how to secure balance between protecting the rights of victims and those of suspects.

　　Austria is willing to boost cooperation with the Chinese side, she said.

　　During their talks, Zhou also hailed bilateral⁵ ties between China and Austria over the past four decades, since the establishment of diplomatic relations, highlighting high-level interactions and economic cooperation.

　　Chinese President Hu Jintao's Austria visit last October and Austrian Federal Chancellor⁶ Werner Faymann's visit to China last May pushed the friendly cooperation between the two nations, said Zhou.

　　According to the Chinese official, China became Austria's biggest trading partner outside Europe in 2010, when their two-way trade rose to six billion U.S. dollars and that grew to nearly seven billion dollars last year.

　　"China attaches importance to its ties with Austria and is willing to make joint⁷ efforts with the Austrian side to continuously advance cooperation in various areas," he added.?

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

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• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 conspicuous   

adj.明眼的，惹人注目的；炫耀的，摆阔气的

参考例句：

• It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显，抽烟对健康有害。
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3 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

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adj.著名的，知名的

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• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

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• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

6 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

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7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

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• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。