Courts defend judge after National Ballet lashes out

Company alleges misconduct over copyright dispute with screenwriter

Beijing courts have denied claims of misconduct and bias after China's leading ballet company was forced to pay damages over a copyright dispute involving one of its best-known shows.

The National Ballet of China was ordered to pay 120,000 yuan ($17,600) to writer Liang Xin in 2015 after losing a lawsuit over the rights to The Red Detachment of Women.