China's courts had concluded 9,326 cases for crimes endangering cyber security over the past five years, an increase of 158.5 percent from the previous five-year period, convicting 22,000 individuals, said a work report of the Supreme People's Court.
In 2025, a total of 25,000 cases for crimes involved in cyber criminal activities were concluded, down 62 percent year on year, with 38,000 individuals penalized, according to the report submitted on Monday to the national legislature's annual session for deliberation.
"We punished new-type crimes according to law. In the past five years, we concluded more than 9,300 criminal cases endangering cyber security, up 158.5 percent from the previous five-year period. We punished crimes of online violence and other criminal cases according to law, and two young people were convicted and sentenced for doxing. We also severely punished crimes of money laundering and foreign exchanges evasion via virtual currency. We made it clear that drivers who activate assisted-driving functions when over the legal alcohol limit should still be held accountable for criminal responsibility, and sci-tech applications must abide by the bottom line of the law," Zhang Jun, president of the Supreme People's Court, said at the second plenary meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing.
According to a work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate also submitted Monday, last year, China's procuratorates cracked down on cases involving cyber violence, online rumors, online extortion and internet trolling in accordance with the law, with 182,000 individuals prosecuted for committing these crimes.
Chinese courts conclude over 9,300 cyber security crime cases in last five years
Chinese courts conclude over 9,300 cyber security crime cases in last five years
China has taken a major step toward building an AI-powered space infrastructure, with a satellite constellation deploying 10 AI models in orbit and establishing inter-satellite networking, poised to advance the application in industry and improving livelihoods, according to a Chinese lab.
The deployment demonstrates AI applications in deep space exploration, smart city development and natural resource surveys, according to the Zhejiang Lab based in Hangzhou City of east China's Zhejiang Province, which has developed the constellation with global partners.
At the opening meeting of the fourth annual session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) -- China's top legislature -- on March 5, Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a government work report that unveiled China's key achievements in 2025, the country's major new achievements over the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) for national socioeconomic development, the main targets for development this year, and the major development targets for the next five years (2026-2030).
China will foster emerging pillar industries including aviation and aerospace, and will expedite the development of a satellite internet, according to the report.
The ongoing fourth annual session of the 14th NPC is one of the annual political "two sessions" held in the Chinese capital, with the other one being the fourth annual session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC -- China's top political advisory body.
China placed 12 satellites, the first group of the space computing constellation called "Three-Body Computing Constellation," into orbit in May 2025.
After nearly several months of in-orbit testing, the constellation has demonstrated core capabilities including networking, computing, model deployment and scientific payload verification.
"By coordinating and interconnecting satellites through models, the capabilities of the remote sensing satellites have been greatly enhanced," said Wang Jian, director of the Zhejiang Lab and also a CPPCC National Committee member.
Unlike traditional remote sensing satellites that simply capture images and transmit them back to the Earth, Wang described the new constellation as a "space analyst" -- a satellite system equipped with a "superbrain" to analyze and recognize data directly in orbit, which only sends the final conclusions back to ground stations.
Remote sensing satellites generate vast amounts of data, but limited onboard computing power has hampered real-time application.
Wang illustrated this with an example: during morning rush hour in a city, satellites have the capacity to observe traffic conditions from space, identifying congested roads and vehicle density. But transmitting all that detailed data back to the Earth often takes so long that the insights become outdated, missing the peak traffic times.
The solution, Wang emphasized, lies in expanding space-based computing.
"Our goal is to complete the tasks in space if they should be fulfilled there. Now, AI models can count cars to analyze traffic in orbit, providing timely data. The value of the satellite is brought into play in this way and things that we couldn't do before can now be done." 7. Various of screen showing "Three-Body Computing Constellation," Wang said.
Looking ahead, the "Three-Body Computing Constellation" plans to launch 50 satellites this year, aiming to build a network of 1,000 computing satellites by 2032, forming a space computing power constellation serving AI.
"Sending computing power into space will generate value that we cannot imagine today. We should share our computing resources on satellites globally, so as to bring out the creativity and ultimately benefiting the entire society and the common people," Wang said.
The fourth session of the 14th NPC and the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC kicked off in Beijing on March 5 and March 4, respectively.
The two sessions are regularly held each year to review the government work in the last year and finalize the country's priorities for the year ahead.
China advances AI computing power with satellite network to support industry, livelihoods
