Nation's rule of law conveyed overseas

China is establishing frameworks for foreign-related laws and regulations while communicating to the world its rule of law as well as overseas legal services, senior judicial officials said at a news conference on Thursday.

The Ministry of Justice has intensified exchanges with other countries and international organizations, and deepened practical cooperation in combating transnational crimes, providing legal services, facilitating judicial assistance, and overseeing the transfer of sentenced persons, said He Rong, minister of justice.

He emphasized the ministry's role in the implementation of international criminal, civil and commercial judicial assistance treaties. China has signed bilateral judicial assistance treaties with 86 countries and transfer of sentenced persons treaties with 17 countries. The annual processing of international criminal judicial assistance requests averages over 300 cases, and civil and commercial judicial assistance requests exceed 3,000 cases, she said.