Over 90 pct of China's petition backlog cleared

Of a backlog of 74,000 petition cases reported in China, 92.3 percent were resolved as of September 30, the country's petition authority announced Thursday.

According to a statement released by the State Bureau for Letters and Calls, China has set up a monthly report mechanism and an online database for unsettled petitions to document, trace and evaluate backlog cases.

Meanwhile, local governments have adopted diverse methods to resolve tough problems, including public hearings, coordinated actions and targeted inspection.

Provincial regions such as Beijing, Liaoning, Jiangsu, and Tibet have organized targeted inspections to ensure that local governments or departments work in earnest to resolve backlog cases. Endi