On September 22, Jia Yu, Second-class Grand Justice of China and President of Shanghai High People's Court, met with a delegation led by Satiu Simativa Perese, Chief Justice of Samoa. Yu Xiaoyu, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Supreme People's Court, Lin Xiaonie, Vice President of Shanghai High People's Court, and relevant personnel from the Supreme People's Court and Shanghai High People's Court jointly attended the meeting.

President Jia Yu extended his warm welcome to Perese for his visit, and introduced the basic situation of Shanghai and courts in Shanghai. He said that Shanghai is the forefront of China's reform and opening up and also an international metropolis in close connection with the world, and that Shanghai is accelerating the construction of an international economic center, a financial center, a trade center, a shipping center, and a technology innovation center, and striving to build an artificial intelligence highland. Courts in Shanghai are committed to serving the overall situation and providing judicial services for the people, continuously improving the handling quality and efficiency of judicial cases, intensifying the empowerment of digital reform, further consolidating the security barrier of urban development, and creating a world-class law-based business environment. He expressed hope that two parties will take this meeting as an opportunity to continuously deepen their friendship and enhance exchanges and cooperation in the judicial field.

Perese expressed his gratitude to President Jia Yu for the meeting. He stated that Shanghai is a world-renowned socialist modern international metropolis and that it¡¯s a great honor for him to visit Shanghai. In recent years, courts in Shanghai have strengthened the construction of a law-based business environment, helping Shanghai continuously improve its position in the global business environment ranking. Moreover, courts in Shanghai have developed five modules including "Digital Assistance in Case Handling" and "Digital Assistance in Governance", leading the construction of digital courts. He expressed hope that judicial authorities of the two countries will carry forward their traditional friendship, further deepen exchanges and expand practical cooperation in the construction of digital courts and other aspects, and create more benefits for people of the two countries.

During the visit, the delegation led by Perese watched digital court hearings at Shanghai High People¡¯s Court, listened to the introduction to Shanghai digital courts, and carried out discussions and exchanges on improving the law-based business environment and expanding the application of artificial intelligence technologies.