Some Sichuan-based legislators and political advisors have given their advice on the work of the courts at a meeting held in the southwestern province prior to the annual Two Sessions in Beijing.

At a seminar on Feb 25, Li Shaoping, vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), heard suggestions made by the deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC) and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Wang Haiping, president and Party chief of the Sichuan Higher People’s Court, hosted the meeting.

After hearing Li’s review of the SPC’s work this year, the NPC deputies and CPPCC members praised the progress Chinese courts have made in rule of law and in upholding justice and fairness.

On the other hand, they urged the courts to enhance talent development, continue to deepen judicial reform and boost judges’ job security and morale.

They warned that intensified effort should be made in western parts of the country, especially in remote ethnic minority areas, to prevent a legal brain drain that could result in a shortage of judges.

The legislators and political advisors also called on courts to continue public legal education, improve ways to resolve disputes in light of China’s economic transformation, highlight commercial and intellectual property cases and regulate order in the market economy in accordance with the law.

Courts should work especially hard on criminal, corruption and drug-related cases while enhancing enforcement of judgments, they noted.

Li thanked the NPC deputies and CPPCC members for their advice and long-term support for the courts, saying that their suggestions will be considered and processed seriously to help improve the judicial system, which aims to serve the people with fairness and justice through further reforms, as well as to provide strong services and support for the implementation of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20).