国内英语资讯:Chinas top legislature in session, Criminal Procedure Law to be amended
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 25-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bimonthly">bimonthly</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="amending">amending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Procedure">Procedure</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Zhanshu">Zhanshu</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="NPC">NPC</span>) <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> 169 <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="DEFAULT">DEFAULT</span> <span word="JUDGMENT">JUDGMENT</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Procedure">Procedure</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>.</p><p><span word="Shen">Shen</span> <span word="Chunyao">Chunyao</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NPC">NPC</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="codify">codify</span> <span word="default">default</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leniency">leniency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="pleas">pleas</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="expedite">expedite</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="default">default</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="fugitives">fugitives</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="fugitives">fugitives</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fugitives">fugitives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>," <span word="Shen">Shen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 2017 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="October">October</span> 2017, 3,453 <span word="fugitives">fugitives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 90 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="Illegal">Illegal</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 9.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="around">around</span> 1.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="fugitive">fugitive</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="repatriated">repatriated</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Weidong">Weidong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Renmin">Renmin</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>. "<span word="With">With</span> <span word="default">default</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farest">farest</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p>
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