China is open to enhancing dialogue and communication with the U.S. law enforcement authorities, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Thursday.
Lin made the remarks after U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel said he hoped to cooperate with China and Russia in combating transnational crimes, and that the law enforcement partnership model the FBI is pursuing could be applied to "almost anyone."
"We stand ready to engage in law enforcement cooperation with the U.S. in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit," Lin added.
China open to enhancing dialogue with U.S. law enforcement authorities: spokesman
About 100 people died during a mass border crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last week, Ceuta President Juan Jesus Vivas told an extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on Thursday.
Vivas said about 80,000 people entered Ceuta, nearly 75,000 of whom subsequently returned voluntarily.
Between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the enclave, leaving reception centers overwhelmed and creating a severe humanitarian emergency, he said, calling for stronger security, more reception resources and greater support from EU agencies.
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner described the influx which involved a number of people roughly equivalent to Ceuta's entire population as "incredible".
"Nothing on this scale has happened at any EU external border in 20 years, not in a single day," Brunner told the meeting, stressing that the EU could not accept such a breach of the integrity of its external borders or a violation of the security of the Union.
Brunner said the EU should use all the leverage at its disposal, including visa policy and, more broadly, trade and development aid, to secure Morocco's cooperation on migration.
100 deaths in mass border crossing into Spain's Ceuta: local leader
