1998年4月15日，最高人民法院院长肖扬在全国法院教育整顿工作座谈会上发表讲话，强调法院要自觉接受舆论监督，各类案件除涉及国家机密、公民个人隐私、未成年人犯罪以及法律另有规定不予公开审理外，一律实行公开审理制度，不许实行“暗箱操作”。公开审理案件，应“逐步实行 On April 15, 1998, Xiao Yang, President of the Supreme People’s Court, delivered a speech at a forum for the rectification and education of courts throughout the country. He emphasized that courts should consciously accept the supervision of public opinion. In addition to various types of cases involving state secrets, personal privacy of citizens, juvenile delinquency, If the law otherwise stipulates that the public trial should not be conducted in public, the system of public hearing shall be practiced and the “black box operation” shall not be permitted. Open trial of cases should be "implemented gradually