The principle of equality means that foreigners and foreign organizations enjoy and bear the same litigation rights and obligations as China citizens and organizations in foreign-related administrative litigation. The principle of equal litigation rights is the embodiment of the international "national treatment principle" in litigation. The "principle of national treatment" requires that the rights enjoyed by its citizens should also be equally given to foreigners within its territory. It embodies the equal and friendly relations between countries and is an important rule in international communication. The principle of reciprocity in foreign-related administrative litigation means that if foreign courts restrict the administrative litigation rights of China citizens and organizations, China will take corresponding restrictive measures to make the administrative litigation rights of China citizens and organizations in other countries equal to those of other countries in China. This principle is applicable to the situation that foreign countries restrict the administrative litigation rights of Chinese citizens or organizations, and is not applicable to the granting of rights. The so-called limitation of litigation rights means that the litigation rights enjoyed by China citizens in that country are lower than the general standards of citizens in that country. That is to say, no matter which country the plaintiff is a citizen, organization or stateless person, the court will use the language commonly used by the China District Court when bringing an administrative lawsuit in China, and the language barrier of the plaintiff can be solved through translation. That is to say, no matter which country the plaintiff is a citizen, organization or stateless person, the court will use the language commonly used by the China District Court when bringing an administrative lawsuit in China, and the language barrier of the plaintiff can be solved through translation.
Foreigners and stateless persons who engage in criminal proceedings in People's Republic of China (PRC) are subject to the procedures stipulated in China's Criminal Procedure Law; If a foreigner who enjoys diplomatic privileges and judicial immunity commits a crime and should be investigated for criminal responsibility, it shall be resolved through diplomatic channels. As an extension of the principle of sovereignty, diplomatic privileges and judicial immunities are determined by the principle of equality and reciprocity in normal international exchanges.
Legal basis: Article 73 of the Administrative Procedure Law stipulates that plaintiffs (foreigners, stateless persons and foreign organizations) in foreign-related administrative litigation shall entrust lawyers to represent them in administrative litigation in People's Republic of China (PRC). In order to realize national sovereignty and ensure the unified exercise of judicial jurisdiction, foreign lawyers are generally not allowed to practice in their own countries. Our country is no exception.