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Foreigners' Court Cases Accessible on Web

China's first web-site dealing with trials in commercial and maritime affairs involving foreigners is now online. Sponsored by the No.4 court of the Supreme People's Court, its bulletins give notice of trials at local courts in Shanghai, Shandong, Fujian and Guangzhou. Written judgments of courts in Beijing, Guangdong and Shanghai are prominent.

An interface in traditional Chinese characters and English has also been opened for the convenience of ethnic Chinese.

"The web-site enables the world to learn about judicial trials involving foreigners in China, which means the transparency rule of the WTO will be guaranteed,"said court spokesman Yu Lingy. He acknowledged that global access to the web-site's announcement of written judgments could exert pressure on courts to improve the quality of trials.