What they say

"I am delighted to see the progress in the jury system. The modifications, generally speaking, are on the right track of bringing more democracy to trials. I believe it will take years for reform of the jury system to achieve desired results. The pilot program initiated by the top court is only a start."

ZENG XINHUA, a law professor at the University of International Business and Economics

"According to the statistics I collected, it makes a big difference when jurors are involved in cases filed against government organizations. Only 1.7 percent of such cases have been ruled in favor of the administrative entities when they are tried by jurors, while 7.7 percent of such cases have been ruled in favor of the administrative entities when they are tried by a single judge."