Chinese and Australian officials have applauded the two countries' tenth dialogue on human rights held in the Australian capital of Canberra on Tuesday.
The latest round of discussions covered issues relating to labor, women and children's rights, legislation reforms and international cooperation.
Deputy Secretary of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade David Ritchie co-chaired the dialogue with China's Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai.
Australian delegation chief David Ritchie says the two countries have explored maximum common interests through cooperation and dialogue and trying to resolve differences for a win-win situation.
 "We have a good and a strong relationship between the two countries. We can talk to each other at all levels. We are a serious partner for China and China is obviously a serious partner for us."
China's delegation chief, Cui Tiankai, believes the human rights dialogue has contributed to the understanding between the two peoples.
"China-Australia relations are developing in an all-round manner. Human rights dialogues are one absolutely necessary aspect of the relations. Full-scale bilateral relations between China and Australia have provided a good foundation for dialogue on human rights between the two because we need to have mutual understanding and trust before holding such dialogues. The human rights dialogues in return will further promote bilateral ties while deepening mutual understanding."
Both countries agree that the annual dialogue, which features a series of technical cooperation projects, has helped improve the human rights conditions in both countries since it was launched in 1997.
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Director: Liu Chi