Online consumers' rights better protected

Consumers have been given stronger protection in cyberspace, thanks to judicial efforts made by courts over the past five years.

"With the fast development of the digital economy in China, online consumption has become more popular with the public, and it has also brought more disputes in this regard," He Xiaorong, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, the country's top court, said at a news conference on Wednesday, World Consumer Rights Day.

Courts nationwide concluded 99,000 cases over the past five years involving online purchasing contracts, he said, adding that the number of such disputes increased to 32,000 last year from 12,000 in 2018.