Supreme People's Procuratorate: Improving the approval and prosecution mechanism for serious violent crimes committed by underage minors.

At the National Prosecutor General's Conference, it was reported that in 2025, prosecutorial authorities will continue to strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of minors and prevent and control crimes. In the first 11 months of 2025, a total of 66,000 people were prosecuted for crimes such as sexual assault and harming minors, a decrease of 1.9% compared to the previous year. 85,000 cases of prosecuting and reviewing crimes committed by minors were accepted, a decrease of 9.7% compared to the previous year. The person in charge of the Supreme People's Procuratorate stated that prosecutorial authorities must always take strong measures and have "zero tolerance" towards crimes against minors. They will strictly punish crimes such as sexual assault, harm, and abuse against minors. For minors involved in crimes, they must strike a balance between punishment and protection. Strengthening prosecutorial supervision to promote the prevention and control of crimes committed by minors, coordinating efforts to strengthen punishment, education, correction, protection of rights, protection of public welfare, and crime prevention, and jointly promoting the establishment of a graded intervention and correction system for minors' criminal behavior. Improving the approval and prosecution mechanism for serious violent crimes committed by minors. Actively promoting the construction of special schools and strengthening legal supervision of specialized education and correctional education.