守护公平正义 高质量司法护航中国式现代化

CCTV News (Xinwen Lianbo): Impartial justice is the last line of defense for social fairness and justice. Since the start of the new era, the people's courts have been undergoing a profound transformation: rather than simply resolving disputes in courtrooms, they are becoming more deeply embedded in national governance, livelihood protection and high-quality development, supporting Chinese modernization with high-quality justice.

Peace and security are basic requirements for people's happiness and well-being. The people's courts strike hard and show zero tolerance toward crimes endangering national security or seriously threatening people's lives and property. Courts have sentenced 19 principal offenders from the "four major families" criminal groups in northern Myanmar to death in accordance with the law, demonstrating that crimes committed abroad against Chinese citizens "will be pursued however far away." In 2025, 36,000 corruption cases involving 40,000 defendants were punished according to law, continuing to send a strong signal that corruption will be opposed and punished wherever it occurs. The campaign against organized crime and local criminal gangs continues to deepen. A new nationwide special campaign was launched in July this year, focusing on online criminal gangs and "soft violence." By early November, 340 organized-crime and gang-related cases had been accepted at first instance.

The rule of law provides the best business environment. Since the start of the new era, the people's courts have established rules and strengthened protection in response to new issues in high-quality development, safeguarding new quality productive forces. Over seven years, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court has applied punitive damages in 58 cases totaling 2.05 billion yuan, sending a firm signal of full support for innovation. Facing new issues such as infringement arising from generative AI hallucinations, courts have drawn clear boundaries through judgments, balancing development and security. They have also resolutely corrected excessive penalties for minor enterprise violations and unlawful seizures.

The warmth of justice is often reflected in the "small cases" affecting people's everyday lives. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, people's courts concluded 23.466 million first-instance livelihood-related cases involving education, employment, elderly care and medical services. From pension fraud and disputes over exorbitant bride prices to businesses absconding with prepaid consumer funds, judicial action targets the problems that trouble people. Addressing widespread complaints about difficulties enforcing judgments, courts nationwide had carried out cross-jurisdictional enforcement in 647,000 cases by the first half of this year, securing 206.84 billion yuan.

On the new journey, courts nationwide are pursuing deeper reform, stricter standards and greater compassion, administering justice strictly and impartially to provide firmer legal guarantees for Chinese modernization.