When the Sun Xiaoguo case finally came to an end after 21 years, and when the remains in the "Playground Burial Case" saw the light of day again after 16 years, 2019 interpreted " Justice delayed is still justice " in the heaviest way.

At the end of 2018, when attending the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo, the national leaders delivered a speech, announcing the establishment of the Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR Market) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the pilot implementation of the registration-based system. It was stated that the establishment of the STAR Market is to implement the strategy of building a strong country through science and technology and innovation-driven development, and it is also an important measure to stimulate the vitality of the capital market and protect investors.

On March 5th, in the Government Work Report, the Premier clearly stated: In 2019, the burden of enterprise social security contributions will be significantly reduced, with the main contents as follows:

Against the backdrop of increasingly strict financial regulation, since 2017, the China Securities Investment Fund Industry Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund Industry Association") has gradually strengthened its pre audit and in-process and post supervision of fund managers.

In 2018, the topic of personal income tax reform became a nationwide hot topic. Up to now, various policies of personal income tax reform have basically been implemented:

The death penalty is a punishment method that deprives criminals of their lives, also known as the death penalty (capital punishment/life penalty). As the most severe punishment among all penalty methods in the penalty system, it is also referred to as the extreme penalty. The death penalty is a criminal law measure that punishes crimes and defends society by physically eliminating criminals. Precisely because of the severity and enormous deterrent effect of the death penalty, rulers of all countries throughout history have attached great importance to its use, regarding it as an important means to deal with the most serious crimes that endanger their rule.

The Fuzhou Zhao Yu case, which sparked great public attention, had its results on February 21, 2019: In the early morning of February 21, Fuzhou Public Security issued a notice stating that the People's Procuratorate of Jin'an District, after examination, believed that Zhao's behavior was legitimate defense, but exceeded the necessary limits, causing serious injuries to the victim Li. Considering Zhao's actions to stop illegal infringement, in order to promote social justice and encourage acts of bravery, and based on the comprehensive factual evidence of the case, a decision not to prosecute Zhao has been made.

Combined with the official documents such as the Public Security Traffic Management Administrative Compulsory Measures Certificate (formatted text) issued by the Traffic Police Detachment during general drunk driving inspections, it is also clear that mandatory blood testing is an administrative compulsory measure. Therefore, in the crime of dangerous driving, the act of forcibly extracting blood samples is considered an administrative coercive measure.

That single strike in Yu Haiming's self-defense case in Kunshan broke the years-long silence surrounding justifiable defense and forged a consensus on the rule of law for an era. In 2018, we witnessed "Law shall not yield to unlawfulness" transform from a slogan into judicial practice, saw the Changchun Changsheng vaccine incident result in a 9.1 billion yuan fine, declaring that public safety brooks no trampling, and witnessed the overhaul of the Individual Income Tax Law bring tax reduction benefits to hundreds of millions of families. It was a year of progress amid disputes and growth amid pains, where the power of the rule of law quietly took root in every case.

On April 16, 2018, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced the 《Administrative Penalty Decision》 and the 《Market Entry Ban Decision》 against Wanjia Culture (now renamed Xiangyuan Culture) and Longwei Media. Huang Youlong (Note: Zhao Wei's husband), Zhao Wei, Kong Deyong (Note: then chairman of Wanjia Culture) and others were respectively fined and banned from the securities market for 5 years.

Festivals and holidays are peak periods for migrant workers to claim their remuneration. However, under the operation mode of multi-level subcontracting in the construction industry, involving numerous subjects such as migrant workers, team leaders, contractors, subcontracting enterprises, general contracting enterprises, and construction units, determining the litigation subject during a lawsuit often puzzles migrant workers.

When the box office of *Wolf Warrior 2* surged past 5.6 billion yuan, and the blueprint for the Xiong'an New Area unfolded slowly in the spring breeze, we stand at the end of the year where roosters crow and dogs bark (a metaphor for a peaceful year), looking back at this year of transformation.