Chief justice delivers work report to top legislature

Zhou Qiang, president of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC), delivers a report on the SPC's work at the third plenary meeting of the second session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2014. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

China's chief justice Zhou Qiang delivered a report on the work of the Supreme People's Court to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on Monday.  [Special coverage]

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Highlights of work report of China's Supreme People's Court