More steely resolve for judicial reform

The Supreme People's Procuratorate and Supreme People's Court may get better-looking ratings this year when their work reports are presented for voting at the National People's Congress, as each has something impressive to report.

Most noticeably, the former investigated more than 14,000 public servants for bribe-taking, the latter corrected more than 1,300 court rulings through retrials, including several sensational miscarriages of justice.

These are certainly signs of progress. And they will surely add to public confidence in the rhetoric about the rule of law.