Fujian Completed 2217 Cases Involving Taiwan Last Year

Ma Xinlan, President of the Fujian Provincial Higher People's court, said at the three session of the twelve National People's Congress of Fujian on 30 July that we should strengthen and innovate the judicial work related to Taiwan, improve the system of specially invited mediators and compatriots, and highlight the unique advantages of Fujian to Taiwan.

Ma Xinlan's court work report to the conference showed that in 2014, the Fujian court handled 2217 cases involving Taiwan, and 4597 cases of mutual legal assistance between the two sides of the Straits increased by 26.43% over the same period, an increase of slightly higher than that of 26.03% in 2013.

Ma Xinlan said, "to promote the deep integration of Fujian and Taiwan."

In terms of mutual legal assistance, Fujian is at the forefront of the mainland.

In June last year, the mainland's Supreme People's Court published 15 typical cases of mutual legal assistance in Taiwan, and 5 cases were selected in Fujian.

In July last year, the sixth cross-strait Seminar on judicial practice was successfully held in Fuzhou. It has conducted in-depth exchanges on "legal issues in the implementation of mutual aid agreements between the two sides of the Straits" and "judicial protection in the implementation of cross strait investment protection agreements".

Ma Xinlan pointed out that the cross-strait Seminar on judicial practice has become a platform for discussions on judicial theories and practices across the Straits, a window for consultation on judicial cooperation, and a bridge between judicial ties and personnel exchanges.

Last year, 88 compatriots were selected as people's jurors in Taiwan related cases, while Taiwan related case mediators were served by a group of Taiwanese people who were familiar with cross-strait policies and laws and had high prestige and influence.

In the new round of judicial brand building, the Xiamen court has improved centralized jurisdiction over Taiwan related cases, and Zhangzhou courts have widened the field of mutual legal assistance in Taiwan.

Fujian has vigorously stepped up its jurisdiction over Taiwan and won the presidents of the Supreme People's court.

Affirmation.

Fujian will closely follow up the action plan for accelerating development and the policy and measures for the construction of the free trade area, strengthen and innovate trials involving Taiwan, foreign affairs, Hong Kong and Macao, and overseas Chinese, and strengthen the protection of judicial services.

In addition, the procuratorial organs of Fujian actively serve Pingtan's opening up and development of Taiwanese investment areas and Taiwan farmers' Pioneering Park, and strengthen cooperation with Taiwan judicial organs in the pfer of stolen evidence, investigation and evidence collection, and explore the establishment of a normalized communication mechanism with Taiwan prosecutors and legal profession.

Last year, the procuratorial organ of Xiamen established the first mainland China.

The procuratorial office concentrates on the city related cases; Quanzhou procuratorial organs explore judicial cooperation with Taiwan procuratorial organs in conducting investigation and evidence collection of job-related crimes.

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In January 22, 2015, the Foreign Affairs Office of the provincial government held a symposium on overseas Chinese legal rights protection service. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange good experiences and practices in various areas and listen to the opinions and suggestions on the construction of legal rights protection service stations, so as to perfect and improve the working mechanism of Henan overseas Chinese legal rights protection service network, and promote the work of overseas Chinese Petition and legal rights protection to a new level.

The meeting was held by the overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the provincial judicial department, the provincial Lawyers Association, the Foreign Affairs Office of the provincial government, the Foreign Affairs Office of the county directly under the county government, and the leaders and heads of the 30 provincial rights protection service stations in the province, totaling more than 70 ginseng societies.

The meeting was presided over by deputy director Chen Jiping. The head of Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang and Xinxiang legal service stations and their deputy director of the notarization and guidance department of the municipal government's overseas Chinese Affairs Office and the provincial judicial department, Liu Weixing, and the president of the provincial Lawyers Association Wang Jingbao made a speech successively, and Song Liping director finally made a concluding speech.

Zhengzhou service station Wen Feng law firm Qin Hua Dai and Kaifeng service station, Chen Baoling, Luoyang law office, Wangcheng service office, Xu Wen, Xinxiang service station Yu Hua Dazhong law firm Chen Zhihao, Puyang service station dignified law firm Zhao Guangli, summed up the experience and practice from different angles, enumerated typical cases of overseas legal rights protection services, and put forward suggestions for further work.

The deputy director of the Department of justice of the Provincial Department of justice affirmed the achievements of the propaganda and safeguarding mechanism of the overseas Chinese, and put forward five suggestions for the next step: first, we should attach great importance to it, enhance our sense of mission and responsibility, and strive to achieve the three unification of legal effect, social effect and political effect.

The two is to strengthen the related business of overseas Chinese and improve the ability of foreign related services.

Three, with the help of multi party forces, efforts should be made to protect rights.

Four, internal work mechanism should be formed. High quality, strong and experienced lawyers should be assigned to take charge of the work.

Five, we hope that overseas Chinese affairs departments can provide high-quality training services, help lawyers expand their working channels, explore incentive and safeguard mechanisms, and achieve sustainable development.

Wang Jingbao, President of the provincial Lawyers Association, also made five suggestions: first, we should strengthen the publicity of the legal service stations, and publicize the functions, functions and work of the service stations through the activities and meetings of the media and overseas Chinese affairs departments; two, we should summarize and study the laws and characteristics of the rights protection of overseas Chinese, and exchange the successful cases and experiences of the overseas Chinese rights protection work, and study and popularize the successful cases.

Three, in practical work, we should put forward legislative proposals for imperfect laws and improve laws and regulations concerning overseas Chinese.

Four, we should further mobilize the enthusiasm of lawyers.

The five is to innovate and develop new ways and means of service stations, and constantly enrich the means and carriers.