On the morning of September 11, the Shanghai High People¡¯s Court (SHPC) convened an enlarged meeting of its Party Leadership Group to convey, study, and implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the learning and education campaign for establishing and practicing a correct view of performance, as well as the spirit of the speech delivered by President Zhang Jun (Supreme People¡¯s Court) during his research visit to Shanghai. The meeting also deliberated on implementation arrangements. Jia Yu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and President of the SHPC, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Present at the meeting were members of the Party Leadership Group, other court leaders, and bureau-level cadres of the SHPC, presidents of all grassroots people¡¯s courts across the city, and heads of all departments of the SHPC.

The meeting pointed out that since the launch of the learning and education campaign for establishing and practicing a correct view of performance, the SHPC Party Leadership Group has closely followed the general requirements of ¡°building the Party for the public, delivering benefits to the people, making scientific decisions, and taking solid action.¡± It has advanced in an integrated manner key tasks including study and discussion, problem screening, rectification and remediation, institution building, and public engagement, yielding solid outcomes from the campaign. Courts across the city must resolutely implement the important instructions and requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping, and sustain the normalization and long-term effectiveness of the learning and education campaign. First, persist in continuous learning and reflection to further strengthen the Party¡¯s theoretical arming. Incorporate learning on this theme into special reading classes, special Party lectures, political rotation training, and various other training programs as essential coursework, and further foster ideological and action awareness to establish and practice a correct view of performance. Second, conduct regular self-examination to deepen the rectification and remediation of problems. Earnestly carry out a review of the learning and education campaign and constantly examine issues and calibrate deviations against the ¡°four whethers¡± to ensure full and complete rectification of all identified problems. Third, uphold the spirit of responsibility to drive high-quality development of work. Guide Party members and cadres to act with a sense of responsibility and fulfill their duties under a correct view of performance. The outcomes of regular learning and education shall be measured by trial quality and efficiency, enforcement recovery rate, petition-case resolution rate, public satisfaction, and results of serving the overall interests.

The meeting emphasized that President Zhang Jun¡¯s research visit to Shanghai after nearly two years serves as a comprehensive review of the work of Shanghai courts over the past two years, as well as a great source of encouragement and a powerful impetus for courts across the city. Courts in Shanghai must earnestly study and implement the spirit of President Zhang¡¯s speech, effectively translate his instructions and requirements into ideas, measures, and tangible outcomes for improving work and advancing development, and consistently enable Shanghai courts to take the lead and set an example nationwide. First, continue to pioneer and explore new measures for serving the overall interests. Focus on strategic initiatives including the development of Shanghai¡¯s ¡°Five Centers,¡± continuously strengthen the supply of judicial policies, improve the quality and efficiency of financial judicial services and the attractiveness and influence of foreign-related judicial work, and further raise the contribution of judicial efforts to core tasks. Second, continue to pioneer and explore new mechanisms for optimizing trial and enforcement. Strive to improve the quality and efficiency of trial and enforcement work, and provide Shanghai rules for courts nationwide to achieve a higher level of unified application of law. Actively support the development of comprehensive governance centers, strengthen regular guidance for various mediation forces, and help boost the substantive dispute-resolution capacity of such centers. Third, continue to pioneer and explore new drivers for deepening judicial reform. Consistently advance trial management in line with judicial rules, and put into effect requirements for consolidating and expanding the outcomes of the learning and education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of performance. Advance digital reform, drawing on the R&D and pilot application of AI-assisted adjudication systems to contribute Shanghai¡¯s expertise to the development of such systems for courts nationwide. Fourth, continue to pioneer and deliver new progress in fostering political quality, professional competence, and professional ethics. Consolidate the core responsibilities of the ¡°key few,¡± coordinate disciplinary restraints and positive incentives, strengthen protection of judges¡¯ rights and interests, and foster a sound social atmosphere under which judges can perform their duties in accordance with law and judicial authority is upheld.