Beijing Youth Daily:

We've noticed that the newly issued Private Sector Promotion Law clearly stipulates that judicial and administrative departments should establish communication mechanisms for addressing business-related administrative law enforcement appeals. They should also organize administrative enforcement inspections, strengthen supervision of enforcement activities, and promptly correct improper administrative enforcement actions. What additional measures will judicial and administrative departments take to strengthen enforcement supervision and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of private entrepreneurs in accordance with the law? Thank you.

Wang Zhenjiang:

Thanks for your question. I'll take this one. I believe this is a concern for many businesses. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council have made a series of decisions and arrangements to strengthen and improve administrative law enforcement, calling for comprehensive promotion of strict, standardized, fair and civilized law enforcement. During the formulation of the Private Sector Promotion Law, we resolutely implemented these decisions and arrangements. Addressing widespread issues such as arbitrary fines, fines, inspections, seizures, illegal cross-regional law enforcement and profit-driven law enforcement, the Private Sector Promotion Law includes clear provisions. It establishes comprehensive mechanisms for handling complaints and reports of illegal administrative enforcement actions, creates communication channels for business-related administrative enforcement appeals, and strengthens supervision of administrative enforcement activities. Looking ahead, the Ministry of Justice will follow the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, implement the relevant requirements outlined in the private sector promotion law and further standardize administrative law enforcement behavior. Our efforts will focus on several key areas:

First, we will implement the law's requirements by accelerating the development of supporting systems and mechanisms. We will push for the establishment and improvement of mechanisms for handling complaints and reports of illegal administrative enforcement actions, promptly accepting and lawfully addressing business-related administrative enforcement complaints. Judicial administrative organs will set up contact points with businesses to supervise administrative law enforcement, ensuring timely feedback and suggestions from various business entities regarding enterprise-related administrative enforcement activities. We will implement an administrative enforcement supervision system, inviting NPC deputies, CPPCC members, public supervisors, experts, scholars, lawyers and journalists to participate in supervision. We will resolutely curb profit-driven law enforcement and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of private economic organizations and their operators in accordance with the law.

Second, we will take the lead in conducting special actions to regulate business-related administrative law enforcement. Last year's Central Economic Work Conference called for launching a special action to regulate business-related law enforcement. On April 25 this year, the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee again emphasized the need to solidly carry out this special action. As the State Council's administrative law enforcement oversight body, the Ministry of Justice is responsible for coordinating and organizing nationwide special actions to regulate business-related administrative law enforcement. Local judicial and administrative organs at all levels, as supervisory bodies for their respective governments, are responsible for organizing and implementing special actions in their regions. The Ministry of Justice will resolutely implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, taking the enactment of the Private Sector Promotion Law as an opportunity to urge all regions and departments to intensify investigation and punishment of administrative law enforcement violations, strengthen problem rectification and ensure correct and thorough resolution of issues. At the same time, we will select key regions, sectors and issues for spot checks and conduct periodic assessments of remediation results. For problems that businesses and the public strongly report, we will elevate handling when necessary and supervise cases where correction efforts are inadequate. We will promptly promote and share effective experiences and practices, while departments that fail to properly address problems may face administrative admonition, official notices and public exposure, depending on the circumstances.

Third, we will accelerate the research and formulation of administrative law enforcement supervision regulations and establish a long-term mechanism for supervising business-related administrative law enforcement. The Ministry of Justice will use the implementation of the Private Sector Promotion Law as an entry point to establish and improve long-term mechanisms for supervising business-related administrative law enforcement. We will expedite research and drafting of administrative law enforcement supervision regulations. In response to common issues in administrative law enforcement, we will further improve the supervision system, procedures and accountability mechanisms. This will provide solid legal guarantees and institutional support for strengthening administrative enforcement oversight, regulating enforcement actions, and protecting all business entities' legitimate rights and interests, including private economic organizations. That is all from me. Thank you.