The total number of practicing lawyers in China has reached 140,000 and there are now over 14,000 law firms in China, according to news from the 7th National Lawyers Congress.
Lawyers in China have handled a total of nearly 1.2 million criminal cases, 3.24 million civil and commercial cases, nearly 170,000 administrative proceedings and approximately 2.45 million non-litigation cases in the last three years, said Yu Ning, president of All China Lawyers Association. These in collection make contributions to comprehensive, coordinated and sustained development of the economy and society.
By People's Daily Online
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