Xu Lin:

Thanks to Mr. Shen Chunyao. Now Mr. Yuan Shuhong will brief us on upholding and improving the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics.

Yuan Shuhong:

Ladies and gentlemen, now, I'll introduce the main content of upholding and improving the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics.

The rule of law system is the backbone of the national governance system. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has given high priority to upholding and improving the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, fully demonstrating that the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core is paying close attention to fully advancing law-based governance and promoting the rule of law in China. 

The Decision points out that "Establishing a system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics and building a socialist country with the rule of law are the intrinsic requirements for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics." The more the socialism with Chinese characteristics develops, the more urgent it is for the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics to play a bigger role in providing guidance, standardization and guarantee, constantly providing institutionalized plans for prominent problems facing the cause of the Party and the country, so as to embrace a broader and brighter prospects for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

To that end, the Decision stresses that we should keep to the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, speed up the establishment of a full-fledged legal system, an efficient law enforcement system, a strict oversight system and a strong guarantee system, and step up to improve Party regulations. It has put forward a string of measures with regard to mechanisms, institutions and systems as follows:

First, we need to improve the mechanisms and institutions that ensure the full enforcement of the Constitution. To advance the rule of law, we must first adhere to governance based on the Constitution; and to realize governance in accordance with the law, we must first adhere to governance in accordance with the Constitution. In order to uphold and improve the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, we must improve the mechanisms and institutions that ensure the full enforcement of the Constitution by strengthening efforts to ensure and oversee the enforcement of the Constitution, implementing the mechanism of procedures for the interpretation of the Constitution, advancing constitutional review and improving the system and capacity for recording and review.

Second, we need to improve legislative systems and mechanisms. "When the law of the land is good, there will be order in the land; and when the laws of the state are good, there will be order in the state." In order to build the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, we must further improve the legislative systems and mechanisms, improve the quality and efficiency of legislative work and guarantee good governance with good laws.

Third, we need to improve the legal assurance for social fairness and justice. Fairness and justice constitute the foundation that ensures the rule of law. We must adopt the strategic perspective that the principal contradiction facing Chinese society has evolved in the new era, and stick to the principle that the development of the rule of law relies on the people and is for their benefit. We must work to ensure strict law enforcement and impartial administration of justice to ensure that people can feel fairness and justice in every judicial case.

Fourth, we need to intensify oversight over the implementation of laws. In order to ensure the full and fair implementation of laws, we must effectively strengthen oversight to ensure impartial exercise of the administrative, supervisory, judicial and procuratorial power, so as to protect people's legitimate rights and interests.

Thanks to everyone.