[Explanation] On October 19, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held the third press conference. The relevant leaders of the Central Political and Legal Committee, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice and other departments focused on "adhering to Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law as the Guided efforts to build a higher-level rule of law in China" exchanged with reporters.

　　[Explanation] Hu Bai, deputy secretary-general of the Central Political and Legal Committee, introduced that the "rule of law" was mentioned 23 times in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which fully reflects the great importance attached to the work of the rule of law.

　　[Concurrent] Qu Bai, Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Political and Legal Committee, Representative of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

　　As of the end of September this year, there were 293 valid laws, 598 administrative regulations and more than 13,000 local regulations.

In the past 10 years, 159 central party regulations have been formulated and revised.

85% of the human resources of the judiciary are concentrated on the front line of case handling. The number of cases handled per capita has increased by 20%, and the case closure rate has increased by 18%. After the first and second instance judgments took effect, the rate of appeals and appeals reached 98%. The quality, efficiency and credibility of the judiciary continued promote.

　　[Explanation] He Rong, deputy secretary of the party group of the Supreme People's Court, vice president in charge of daily work, and first-level justice, said that in the 10 years of the new era, the people's court has strived to make the people feel fairness and justice in every judicial case.

　　[Concurrent] He Rong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Supreme People's Court, Representative of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and Vice President in charge of daily work

　　I have a set of data here. The number of cases has risen from 14.217 million in 2013 to 33.516 million in 2021, and the target amount of closed cases is nearly 50 trillion yuan.

Efforts will be made to fully and accurately implement the judicial responsibility system, strengthen the supervision and restriction of judicial power, and strive to make the people feel fair and just in every judicial case.

　　[Explanation] Xu Ganlu, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Security, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the National Immigration Administration, introduced that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the construction of a safe China and the rule of law in China has been solidly promoted, which has effectively defended national security and maintained social stability. protect the peace of the people.

　　[Same period] Xu Ganlu, member of the Party Committee and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Security, representative of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

　　my country is one of the countries with the lowest homicide rate, the lowest criminal rate, and the fewest gun explosion cases, with 0.5 homicides per 100,000 population.

The people's sense of security has improved significantly. In 2021, according to a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, the sense of security will reach 98.6%, an increase of 11 percentage points from 2012.

Today China is recognized as one of the safest countries in the world.

　　[Explanation] Xu Ganlu emphasized that the two "miracles" of sustained and healthy economic development and sustained social security and stability did not fall from the sky, nor did they come by waiting. The public security team made great sacrifices.

　　[Same period] Xu Ganlu, member of the Party Committee and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Security, representative of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

　　In the past 10 years, 3,799 police officers have sacrificed their lives heroically, and more than 50,000 police officers have been honorably wounded. This fully demonstrates the political qualities of the public security team's loyalty to the party, serving the people, law enforcement impartiality, and strict discipline. It can be called the loyalty of the party and the people in the new era. guard.

　　[Explanation] Tong Jianming, deputy secretary of the party group of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, deputy procurator in charge of daily work, and first-level major prosecutor, said that the procuratorial work in the new era has achieved functional remodeling, institutional reorganization, and mechanism reconstruction, and has played a role in the construction of the rule of law in China positive effect.

　　[Same period] Tong Jianming, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Representative of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and Deputy Chief Procurator in charge of daily work

　　The pretrial detention rate for criminal cases dropped from 69.7% in 2012 to 28.3% in the first nine months of this year, which fully reflects the civilization and progress of the judiciary.

Adhering to an objective and fair position, handling a number of cases of legitimate defense such as the "Kunshan Anti-Murder Case", demonstrating to the society the concept of "law cannot give way to lawlessness", and encouraging citizens to act bravely and promote social integrity.

　　[Explanation] Zuo Li, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, introduced that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the overall pattern of comprehensively governing the country by law has basically taken shape.

In the future, we will focus on ensuring and promoting social fairness and justice, and better play the role of the rule of law in consolidating fundamentals, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long-term.

　　[Same period] Zuo Li, a member of the party group and deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice, on behalf of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

　　Actively respond to the new demands and expectations of the people for legislative work.

Adhere to the need to ask the people, ask the people's plans, and ask the people for benefits, further establish and improve the grass-roots contact point system for administrative legislation, actively use new media and new technologies to expand channels for the public to participate in legislation, and ensure the people's right to know about legislative work, The right to participate, the right to express, and the right to supervise, continuously improve the legal system necessary to meet the people's growing needs for a better life, and strive to make the people feel fairness and justice in every legal system.

　　Reporter asked Baokui Shanlu to report in Beijing

Responsible editor: [Ye Pan]