Key role of law societies highlighted

Xi calls for legal scholars, practitioners to advance law-based governance

President Xi Jinping has urged law societies to play a better role as bridges in the country's legal construction, contributing more to advancing law-based governance and Chinese modernization.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said this in a letter sent to the ninth congress of the China Law Society, which opened in Beijing on Friday.

Acknowledging the achievements made by law societies since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Xi encouraged them to increase their efforts in enriching legal research, supporting the practice of the rule of law, raising the public's legal awareness and strengthening legal talent education.