The contents of cross-examination in administrative litigation include the legality of evidence, the relevance of evidence and the probative power of evidence to the facts of the case. Cross-examination of evidence related to the case by both parties can filter out evidence that can form a chain of evidence for the court's reference.

legal ground

Article 1 of the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning Evidence in Administrative Litigation

According to the provisions of Articles 32 and 43 of the Administrative Procedure Law, the defendant bears the burden of proof for a specific administrative act, and shall provide all the evidence and normative documents on which the specific administrative act is based within 10 days from the date of receiving the copy of the complaint. If the defendant fails to provide evidence or fails to provide evidence within the time limit without justifiable reasons, it shall be deemed that there is no corresponding evidence for the specific administrative act being sued.

If the defendant is unable to provide evidence within the time limit specified in the preceding paragraph due to force majeure or other irresistible legitimate reasons, he shall, within ten days from the date of receiving the copy of the indictment, apply in writing to the people's court for an extension of providing evidence. If the people's court allows an extension of proof, the defendant shall provide evidence within 10 days after the justified reasons are eliminated. If it fails to provide it within the time limit, it shall be deemed that there is no corresponding evidence for the specific administrative act being sued.