World Jurist Association (WJA) highlighted China's progress in implementing democracy and rule of law in a "Shanghai Declaration" adopted at the Friday's closing session of its Twenty Second Biennial Congress on the Law of the World.

"Recognizing China's recent remarkable achievements in the economic, social and cultural fields, and its enviable progress in implementing democracy and the Rule of Law, the Congress profusely thanked the Chinese government and the Chinese people for their most gracious hospitality," says the document.

In the declaration, the participants "especially expressed their deep gratitude to the Chinese Organizing Committee for their hard work and dedication in planning the Congress and for a most efficient execution."

More than 1,500 jurists from more than 60 countries and international organizations participated in congress in Beijing and Shanghai, China, from September 4-9.

Source: Xinhua