Judicial center will serve all

The media in some surrounding and Western countries have responded with alarm after Chief Justice Zhou Qiang announced to the top legislature on Sunday that China will set up an international maritime judicial center.

Some interpreted the move as China's dissatisfaction with the international arbitration case initiated by the Philippines over its dispute with China in the South China Sea and claimed it was a step toward increasing China's influence in the settlement of international maritime disputes.

To deliberately add a "confrontational edge" to their reports and play down the practical need China has for the center, these media outlets ignored Zhou's remarks that China is now the country with the largest number of maritime courts and handles the largest number of maritime cases.