The third plenary meeting of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the plenary meeting.
NPC deputies have heard work reports of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) delivered by Chief Justice Zhou Qiang and Procurator-General Zhang Jun respectively during the meeting.
Following are highlights of the two work reports:
SPC work report
"A total of 1.429 million suspects were convicted in the first trials of 1.198 million criminal cases in 2018,” according to Chief Justice Zhou Qiang.
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Chinese courts conclude 28,000 graft cases in 2018
Chinese courts at all levels concluded 28,000 graft cases involving embezzlement, bribery and dereliction of duty in 2018, says a work report of the Supreme People's Court Tuesday.
Supreme People's Court handles 34,794 cases in 2018
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China handled 34,794 cases in 2018 and concluded 31,883 cases, up 22.1 percent and 23.5 percent year on year respectively, a work report of the SPC said Tuesday.
China concludes 42 pct more IPR cases in first trials in 2018
Chinese courts at all levels concluded 288,000 cases related to intellectual property rights (IPR) of first instance in 2018, up 41.8 percent year on year, a work report of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Tuesday.
China toughens action against judicial corruption in 2018
Chinese courts at all levels investigated and punished 1,064 court staff for abusing the judging and enforcement power last year, says a work report of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) Tuesday.
China improves judicial services for foreign businesses
Chinese courts concluded 15,000 foreign-related civil and commercial cases of first instance in 2018, a work report of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Tuesday.
China cracks down on crimes threatening state security
Chinese courts at all levels took strong actions against crimes threatening state security last year, a work report of the Supreme People's Court says Tuesday.
SPP work report
"Procuratorial organs across China approved the arrest of 1,056,616 criminal suspects and prosecuted 1,692,846 criminal suspects, down 2.3 percent and 0.8 percent respectively year-on-year," according to Procurator-General Zhang Jun.
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China strengthens legal protection of environment, resources
China prosecuted 42,195 people for damaging environment and resources in 2018, up 21 percent year on year, according to a work report by the top procuratorate on Tuesday.
