Circuit courts ease pressure on system

Initiative aims to stop interference in legal disputes by local governments

East and West are never quite the same. In English, people used to say, "the King has long arms", while in Chinese, people say, "The sky is high, the emperor far away", meaning the government's power diminishes in distant corners of the country.

When you look at all the people lining up every morning in front of some central government offices to file their appeals and submit their complaints, you know how true the ancient saying remains.