The work reports of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate were delivered during the second plenary meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 8, 2022. (XING GUANGLI / XINHUA)
BEIJING – China has made efforts to enhance judicial openness through livestreaming court trials and publishing written judgments, according to a work report of the country's top court Tuesday.
Chinese livestreaming court trials have registered 45.6 billion views in 2021, according to the Supreme People's Court (SPC) report submitted to the ongoing session of the national legislature for review.
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According to the report, total 130 million written judgments were made available to the public online in 2021.
Corruption-related crimes
China has imposed strict punishment on corruption-related crimes in accordance with laws, according to the SPC work report.
Chinese courts concluded 23,000 cases related to corruption, bribery and dereliction of duty in 2021, involving 27,000 people, said the report.
Efforts were made to bring back illicit money and goods related to duty crimes and over 59 billion yuan (about $9.3 billion) were recovered, it added.
Defusing financial risks
The country’s procuratorial authorities made active efforts to forestall and defuse financial risks in 2021, according to a work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
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Total 43,000 people involving financial fraud or undermining the order of financial administration have been prosecuted last year, up 3.3 percent year on year, read the report submitted on Tuesday to the fifth session of the 13th NPC for review.
Law-based business environment
China's procuratorial authorities advanced work on creating a law-based business environment in 2021, said the Supreme People's Procuratorate report.
Last year, they prosecuted 134,000 people on charges of disrupting the order of the market economy in 2021, as part of the country's effort to nurture a business environment that benefits market entities, according to the report.