China enforces penalties for family violence
China DailyTop court underscores importance of personal safety protection order China's top court has stressed the importance of implementing personal safety protection orders against domestic violence, making it clear that those who violate the orders will be held criminally liable. The woman also sought the assistance of the local women's federation and approached a local court for a personal safety protection order on Oct 12 that year. Although the court drew Wang's attention to the personal safety protection order and gave him a warning, he still threatened his ex-wife through WeChat by sending her pictures of knifes and pesticides multiple times from Dec 9 to 12. Since its establishment on March 1, 2016, the personal safety protection order system has played an important role in preventing domestic violence, the SPC said, revealing that the issuance rate of such orders has increased year by year.