China and the U.S plans to have closer cooperation in areas of counter-narcotics, cyber security and repatriation.
This is according to an intergovernmental joint communiqué released in Washington on Friday.
The joint communiqué outlined main outcomes of the first China-U.S. Law Enforcement and Cyber security Dialogue which was held on Wednesday.
In the communiqué, the two sides expressed their intention to enhance bilateral cooperation on narcotics control and enforcement.
This include exchanging of information on drug trafficking, combating illicit drug production, and sharing tracking information for packages to identify individuals and criminal drug-trafficking networks.
China and the U.S. gave a nod to continue the implementation of their consensus reached in 2015 on China-U.S. cyber security cooperation, including the agreement that neither country’s government will conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property.
The two sides also intended to make a full use of the established hotline mechanism for addressing urgent cyber-crime and network protection issues and to communicate timely at the leadership and working levels.
Meanwhile, both sides agreed to develop a repeatable process to verify the identity of illegal immigrants in a timely manner.
The dialogue was co-chaired by visiting Chinese State Councilor Guo Shengkun, Minister of Public Security, and U.S Attorney-General Jeff Sessions and Acting Secretary for Homeland Security Elaine Duke.
The meeting is one of four high-level communication mechanisms established during the Mar-a-Lago meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in U.S state of Florida from April 6 to April7.
(Xinhua/NAN)