Modernization aids transparency

The nation's courts are being encouraged to embrace technology to modernize the work of the justice department and make it more transparent.

"We've taken a number of measures to set up information-based courts over the past few years, such as using voice-recording equipment in trials and establishing an online platform to improve communications between judges and lawyers," Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People's Court, said in March.

He urged courts at all levels to study the use of artificial intelligence "because the technology can make our work more active and improve our abilities in case hearings".