Chen Wenjun:

Thank you, Mr. Yin Bai.

Now the floor is open for questions. Please identify the news outlet you represent before raising questions.

Xinhua News Agency:

The report to the 20th CPC National Congress emphasized that the Party will firmly adhere to the major principle of the people-centered development philosophy. Therefore, my question is, what new measures will the people's courts take to implement judicial justice and ensure justice for the people? Thank you.

He Rong:

I will take this question. First, I'd like to thank you all for your interest and support in our work.

Over the past 10 years, the people's courts have thoroughly implemented Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law to ensure that justice is served in every judicial case. Here are some statistics. The number of cases accepted and heard by the people's courts increased from 14.217 million in 2013 to 33.516 million in 2021. The total value of closed cases reached nearly 50 trillion yuan.  

As Mr. Yin just mentioned, the credibility of the judicial system has continued to improve during this process. We made visible achievements in steadfastly safeguarding national security and social stability, serving high-quality socioeconomic development, guaranteeing people's legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law, strictly following judicial justice, deepening judicial system reform, and strengthening team building in the people's courts.

The report to the 20th CPC National Congress stressed that an impartial judiciary is the last line of defense for social fairness and justice. It also made clear arrangements to strictly follow judicial justice. For the next step, the people's courts will continue to implement Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, make strong efforts and take pragmatic steps to implement the major decisions and arrangements made at the 20th CPC National Congress, firmly adhere to the Party's leadership, follow the people-centered development philosophy, stick to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and provide strong judicial services for promoting Chinese path to modernization.

Specifically, we will undertake the following works. First, we will firmly safeguard national security and social stability, promote development while ensuring security, punish criminals in accordance with the law, protect the people, bring an end to disputes and solve problems. We will also conscientiously guarantee China's political security, maintain overall social stability, promote social equity and justice and guarantee that people live in prosperity and contentment. 

Second, we will always bear in mind the country's most fundamental interests and serve high-quality socioeconomic development. We will fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy and provide targeted services for accelerating the building of a new pattern of development. We will continue to give equal protection to state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, domestic and foreign enterprises, and large, medium-sized, small and micro-sized enterprises. We will strengthen judicial protection for property and intellectual property rights, create a pro-market international business environment based on the rule of law and provide targeted support for China's efforts to stabilize employment, finance, foreign trade, foreign investment, domestic investment, and market expectations. We will also guarantee jobs, basic living needs, food and energy, industrial and supply chains, the interests of market players, and the smooth functioning of grassroots government. We will also make substantial efforts to solve administrative disputes and protect the ecological environment through rigorous systematic and stringent laws and regulations. We will take a coordinated approach to the rule of law at home and in matters involving foreign parties and serve the country's opening up at a higher level. We will also serve China's major strategies based on actual conditions to promote high-quality development.

Third, we will protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people in accordance with the law. We will continue to thoroughly implement the Civil Code, fairly hear cases related to people's livelihood in such fields as education, employment, elderly care, housing, and marriage in accordance with the law, and continue to consolidate the achievements in basically resolving difficulties in the execution of court rulings.

Fourth, we will ensure strict and impartial administration of justice . We will continue to correct miscarriages of justice in accordance with the law, promote core socialist values, strengthen the substantive resolution of disputes, and serve steady efforts towards common prosperity. We will willingly accept oversight and implement the whole-process people's democracy.