A new cyberspace court, set up to handle the soaring number of online piracy and e-commerce disputes, could act as a high-tech model for China's entire justice system, according to legal experts.
US citizens or companies were at the center of most international intellectual property disputes heard in China in 2015 and 2016, according to the Supreme People's Court.
More court presidents and chief judges are picking up their gavels again in a move to improve the quality of case hearings, China's top court said on July 3.
China's top court signed a memorandum of understanding with Italy's High Council of the Judiciary and Supreme Court of Cassation on June 30 in Beijing.
Seven people involved in a high-profile telecom fraud case that led to the death of a university candidate stood trial at a court in Shandong province on Tuesday.
The Supreme People's Court has announced a new regulation taking effect on the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence in criminal cases, banning confessions made under torture or duress.
