BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- A report by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Sunday said the country will set up an international maritime judicial center in its latest bid to protect national sovereignty and maritime rights.
Courts across China shall work to implement the national strategy of building the country into a "maritime power," Chief Justice Zhou Qiang said in a report on the work of the SPC at a plenary meeting of the national legislature.
"(We) must resolutely safeguard China's national sovereignty, maritime rights and other core interests," Zhou told nearly 3,000 lawmakers. "(We) must improve the work of maritime courts and build an international maritime judicial center."
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