Chinese Courts Rely on Blockchain to Resolve Legal Issues - Asia Blockchain Review - Gateway to Blockchain in Asia

Courts in China are increasingly relying on blockchain technology and artificial intelligence to resolve legal issues through "smart internet courts," where witnesses communicate with virtual, AI-enabled judges. According to a Cointelegraph report, Xinhua state news agency revealed that over 3.1 million cases in the country were settled using the technologies in smart internet courts from March to October 2019. Xinhua reported that the smart courts are made up of virtual judges enabled by AI technology that can communicate with citizens through multiple screens. The first-ever smart court in China was introduced in 2017 in Hangzhou city, before the Chinese government expanded these courts to Beijing and Guangzhou. Zhang Wen, President of the Beijing Internet Court, has stated that these new courts have adopted both AI and blockchain technology to resolve legal issues.