Jurisdiction is clearly defined.
legal ground
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 19 The basic people's courts shall have jurisdiction over ordinary criminal cases of first instance, except those under the jurisdiction of the people's courts at higher levels according to this Law.
Article 20 The Intermediate People's Court shall have jurisdiction over the following criminal cases of first instance:
(1) Cases endangering national security and terrorist activities;
(2) Cases that may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalty.
Article 21 Criminal cases of first instance under the jurisdiction of the Higher People's Court are major criminal cases in the whole province (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government).
Article 22 Criminal cases of first instance under the jurisdiction of the Supreme People's Court are major national criminal cases.
Article 23 When necessary, the people's court at a higher level may try criminal cases of first instance under the jurisdiction of the people's court at a lower level. A criminal case of first instance that the people's court at a lower level considers that the case is serious and complicated and needs to be tried by the people's court at a higher level may request to be transferred to the people's court at a higher level for trial.
Article 24 A criminal case shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the place where the crime was committed. If it is more appropriate to have the case tried by the people's court of the defendant's domicile, it may also be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the defendant's domicile.
Article 25 A case over which several people's courts at the same level have jurisdiction shall be tried by the people's court that accepted it first. When necessary, it may be transferred to the people's court of the place where the main crime is committed for trial.
Article 26 A people's court at a higher level may designate a people's court at a lower level to try a case with unclear jurisdiction, or it may designate a people's court at a lower level to transfer the case to another people's court for trial.
Article 27 The jurisdiction of special people's courts shall be stipulated separately. The Intermediate People's Court of Agricultural Reclamation now has four departments: filing court, criminal court, civil court I, civil court II, administrative court, trial supervision court, executive board, political department, office, research room, bailiff brigade, discipline inspection and supervision room, technical room and management section. The Intermediate People's Court has jurisdiction over eight grass-roots courts, including Baoquanling, Hongxinglong, Mudanjiang, Jiusan, Bei 'an, Qiqihar and Suihua, with a total of 89 people's courts.