-
Retired judges lend skills to 'silver-haired mediation'
2026-01-23
In Chinese culture elderly people are widely respected, and parties in conflict are often willing to listen to their advice. So retired judges are a valuable legal asset for both the courts and society.
-
Fair use of law urged as foreign cases rise 50%
2026-01-23
Chinese courts have been urged to improve their adjudication over foreign-related cases by emphasizing fairness, impartiality, accessibility, efficiency and a people-centered approach, in a bid to strengthen judicial support for China's high-level opening-up.
-
Chinese courts see surge in foreign-related cases
2026-01-23
In 2025, Chinese courts handled approximately 40,000 first-instance civil and commercial cases involving foreign matters, marking a nearly 50 percent increase from the previous year, according to data released by the Supreme People's Court（SPC) on Monday.
-
SPC highlights stronger crackdown on emerging crimes
2026-01-22
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) highlighted more law-based and coordinated governance of emerging crimes with tighter administrative and criminal penalties at a national meeting of high court presidents held in Beijing on Monday.
-
SPC releases 2024 annual report on judicial review of commercial arbitration
2026-01-22
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the Annual Report on Judicial Review of Commercial Arbitration (2024) on Dec 28, 2025, summarizing judicial practices in arbitration-related cases and further unifying adjudication standards.
-
China enlists 340,000 people’s assessors, SPC says
2026-01-20
By the end of 2025, China had enlisted about 340,000 people's assessors, who helped resolve roughly 15 million cases, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said on Saturday.
Links
