Prosecutors' foreign-related work in focus

Ying Yong, prosecutor-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate The intensified multilateral and bilateral exchanges between China and other countries and regions have led to an increase in foreign-related legal cases in the country, which has made the importance and urgency of strengthening foreign-related procuratorial work more prominent, said Ying Yong, prosecutor-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. As a result, the country has witnessed an increase in the number, types and areas of foreign-related legal cases, and the demand for legal support from the State, enterprises, and citizens is growing, posing new and higher requirements for strengthening foreign-related procuratorial work, Ying, prosecutor-general of the SPP, said in an exclusive interview with China Daily, on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions. Also, foreign-related procuratorial work will attach great importance to combating transnational economic crimes, especially money laundering, illegal foreign exchange transactions, counterfeiting and infringement of intellectual property rights, to foster a world-class and market-oriented business environment supported by a sound legal framework, Ying said. "Foreign-related procuratorial work must effectively shoulder a heavier responsibility in serving high-quality development and opening-up, more forcefully safeguarding the country's development interests, as well as protecting the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and citizens," Ying said. Meanwhile, foreign-related procuratorial work also aims to lawfully safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of various entities such as Chinese citizens and enterprises overseas.