On July 19, 2011, the 9th China-Germany Human Rights Dialogue was held in Guiyang, Guizhou. The dialogue was moderated by Qi Xiaoxia, Special Representative for Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and Markus Löning, German Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy, with the participation of officials from diplomatic, judicial and other agencies. The two sides introduced their respective new progress in the field of human rights and had an in-depth exchange of views on criminal justice, human rights protection, international cooperation in the field of human rights and other issues. The Chinese side introduced China’s measures and achievements in safeguarding judicial justice, accelerating the improvement of the legal profession, preventing torture in prisons and other aspects. The Chinese side stressed that China’s judicial authorities always perform their duties by law. The two sides agreed that the dialogue was frank, in-depth, and constructive and it increased mutual understanding. After the dialogue, Vice Governor Huang Kangsheng of Guizhou met with the German delegation.

From July 19 to 20, the German delegation visited the villages of Miao and Buyi ethnic groups, Qingzhen City, had talks with the public security, the procuratorate and the court of Guizhou and visited the police station in Guizhou. The German delegation visited the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Justice, and All-China Federation of Labor in Beijing.