China to enhance court trial openness: official

China work to make court trials more open, a senior judge said Wednesday.

Courts should actively innovate the manner of publicizing trials and trial processes through video, audio, pictures, text and microblogs, Liu Xuewen, a senior official of the Supreme People's Court, said at a meeting. Videos of trials should be comprehensively promoted, he added.

Courts at all levels should keep working on the litigation system, which he said is decisive for confirming evidence, establishing facts and reaching fair judgements. All litigation should focus on the trial, he said.

Liu asked courts to better guarantee the rights of all litigants, reminding judges to adhere to judical etiquette and dress and behave appropriately in court. Endi